to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) | go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(交通) | 交 | 通 | |
| simp.#(交通) | 交 | 通 | |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it from Japanese?”)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 交 | 通 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | I |
| Fanqie | 古肴切 | 他紅切 |
| Baxter | kaew | thuwng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨw/ | /tʰəwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /kau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /kau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kau/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo | tōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau1 | tung1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 交 | 通 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiāo | tōng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæw › | ‹ thuwng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁraw/ | /*l̥ˁoŋ/ |
| English | cross (v.) | penetrate |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 交 | 通 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 6296 | 15428 |
| Phonetic component | 交 | 用 |
| Rime group | 宵 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 交 | 通 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːw/ | /*l̥ʰoːŋ/ |
交通
交通

| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 交 | 通 |
| こう Grade: 2 | つう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
/kautuː/ →/kɔːt͡suː/ →/koːt͡suː/
FromMiddle Chinese compound交通(kaew thuwng, literally“cross through”).
交通する• (kōtsūsuru) ←かうつう(kautuu)?suru (stem交通し(kōtsūshi),past交通した(kōtsūshita))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 交通し | こうつうし | kōtsū shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 交通し | こうつうし | kōtsū shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 交通する | こうつうする | kōtsū suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 交通する | こうつうする | kōtsū suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 交通すれ | こうつうすれ | kōtsū sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 交通せよ¹ 交通しろ² | こうつうせよ¹ こうつうしろ² | kōtsū seyo¹ kōtsū shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 交通される | こうつうされる | kōtsū sareru |
| Causative | 交通させる 交通さす | こうつうさせる こうつうさす | kōtsū saseru kōtsū sasu |
| Potential | 交通できる | こうつうできる | kōtsū dekiru |
| Volitional | 交通しよう | こうつうしよう | kōtsū shiyō |
| Negative | 交通しない | こうつうしない | kōtsū shinai |
| Negative continuative | 交通せず | こうつうせず | kōtsū sezu |
| Formal | 交通します | こうつうします | kōtsū shimasu |
| Perfective | 交通した | こうつうした | kōtsū shita |
| Conjunctive | 交通して | こうつうして | kōtsū shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 交通すれば | こうつうすれば | kōtsū sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 交 | 通 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 交 | 通 |
交通
交通