Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 通

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to connect, to go through, communicate, to clear, open

tōng

Left: movement 辶, right: 甬 (bent person マ, use/usage 用) [用 = A fence 用 can be used]

(Old people stay fit to keep up in our society) Bent persons need movement to stay connected.

辶	movement	(In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.)
甬	what a bent person uses

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通过	tōng guò	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc.); to switch over
沟通	gōu tōng	to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
畅通	chàng tōng	unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
一窍不通	yī qiào bù tōng	I don't understand a word (idiom); all Greek to me
通宵	tōng xiāo	overnight
通宵达旦	tōng xiāo dá dàn	overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night
通缉	tōng jī	to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
灵犀相通	líng xī xiāng tōng	kindred spirits

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