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痛
tòng
1. ache
2. pain
3. sorrow
4. deeply
5. thoroughly
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

痛
tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

作痛
zuòtòng
to ache
伤痛
shāngtòng
pain (from wound)
切痛
qiētòng
sharp pain
刺痛
cìtòng
stab of pain
创痛
chuāngtòng
pain from a wound
剧痛
jùtòng
acute pain
哀痛
āitòng
to grieve
心痛
xīntòng
to feel distressed about sth
忍痛
rěntòng
to suffer
悲痛
bēitòng
grieved
惨痛
cǎntòng
bitter
抽痛
chōutòng
to throb with pain
止痛
zhǐtòng
to relieve pain
沉痛
chéntòng
grief
灼痛
zhuótòng
burn (i.e. wound)
牙痛
yátòng
toothache
疼痛
téngtòng
pain
病痛
bìngtòng
slight illness
痛哭
tòngkū
to cry bitterly
痛心
tòngxīn
grieved

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
729
Word Frequency Rank
1,225 of 84,292

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