Chinese symbol for “channel”
通道
tōng dào
(communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for channel is 通道 (tōng dào), defined as: (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “channel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信道 | xìn dào | (telecommunications) channel; (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them |
| 途径 (途徑) | tú jìng | way; means; channel |
| 沟渠 (溝渠) | gōu qú | channel; moat |
| 海峡 (海峽) | hǎi xiá | strait; channel |
| 经 (經) | jīng | classics; sacred book |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通道.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
See also: Japanese symbol for “channel”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.