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痛

tòng

HSK 5 Character

What 痛 means

1. ache
2. pain
3. sorrow
4. deeply
5. thoroughly

Example sentences

• 痛！
  Ouch!
• 痛吗？
  Does that hurt?
• 我心痛。
  Wǒ xīntòng.
  My heart is in pain.
• 她痛哭。
  Tā tòngkū.
  She cried bitterly.
• 我头痛。
  I have a headache.
• 我胃痛。
  My stomach hurts.

Words starting with 痛

• 痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering; painful
• 痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward
• 痛哭tòng kūto cry bitterly
• 痛恨tòng hènto detest; to loathe; to abhor
• 痛心tòng xīngrieved; pained
• 痛楚tòng chǔpain; anguish; suffering
• 痛痛快快tòng tong kuài kuàiimmediately; without a moment's hesitation; with alacrity
• 痛风tòng fēnggout
• 痛心疾首tòng xīn jí shǒubitter and hateful (idiom); to grieve and lament (over sth)
• 痛骂tòng màto bawl out; to reprimand severely
• 痛不欲生tòng bù yù shēngto be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
• 痛打tòng dǎto beat sb soundly
• 痛哭流涕tòng kū liú tìweeping bitter tears
• 痛斥tòng chìto criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously
• 痛惜tòng xīto lament
• 痛感tòng gǎnto feel deeply; acute suffering
• 痛处tòng chùsore spot; place that hurts
• 痛定思痛tòng dìng sī tòngto think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom); to ponder about a painful experience
• 痛饮tòng yǐnto drink one's fill
• 痛经tòng jīngperiod pain; menstrual cramps; dysmenorrhea
• 痛切tòng qiè(literary) deeply felt; heartfelt (esp. involving grief or remorse)
• 痛失tòng shīto suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity)…
• 痛恶tòng wùto detest; to abhor
• 痛批tòng pīto severely criticize

Words containing 痛

• 疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt; (of a person) to be in pain
• 头痛tóu tòngto have a headache
• 心痛xīn tòngto feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain
• 悲痛bēi tònggrieved; sorrowful
• 伤痛shāng tòngpain (from wound); sorrow
• 刺痛cì tòngto tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle; prick…
• 病痛bìng tòngslight illness; indisposition; ailment
• 沉痛chén tònggrief; remorse; deep in sorrow
• 惨痛cǎn tòngbitter; painful; deeply distressed
• 酸痛suān tòngto ache
• 苦痛kǔ tòngpain; suffering
• 剧痛jù tòngacute pain; sharp pain; twinge
• 作痛zuò tòngto ache
• 深恶痛绝shēn wù tòng juéto detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred; to abhor
• 忍痛rěn tòngto suffer; fig. reluctantly
• 阵痛zhèn tònglabor pains; (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change
• 腹痛fù tòngbellyache; stomach pain
• 止痛zhǐ tòngto relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic
• 抱头痛哭bào tóu tòng kūto weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
• 悲痛欲绝bēi tòng yù jué(idiom) to be overcome with grief
• 哀痛āi tòngto grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief
• 无痛wú tòngpainless; pain-free
• 止痛药zhǐ tòng yàopainkiller; analgesic; anodyne
• 隐痛yǐn tònghidden anguish; secret suffering; (medicine) dull pain

Characters built on 甬

These share the phonetic component 甬 (yǒng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 勇yǒngbrave
• 桶tǒngbucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc)
• 涌yǒngto well up; to gush forth; to surge
• 诵sòngto read aloud; to recite
• 捅tǒngto poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod; to disclose; to reveal
• 恿yǒngused in 怂恿
• 踊yǒngleap

Characters that look like 痛

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant
• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 渔yúfisherman; to fish
• 痫xiánepilepsy; insanity
• 漓lípattering (of rain); seep through
• 痍yíbruise; sores

Sounds the same

Read tòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 同used in 胡同
• 通classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety…
• 恸grief