痛
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tòng · ache, pain

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1254
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12Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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疒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 痛

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tòngWords pronounced tòng
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Example sentences

Notice where 痛 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de tóu tòng le.他的头痛了。

He's got a headache.

Source: Tatoeba #688812 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng yào huì jiǎn qīng nǐ de téng tòng.这种药会减轻你的疼痛。

This medicine will decrease your pain.

Source: Tatoeba #8709410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de tòng kǔ xiàn zài yǐ jīng guò qù.他的痛苦现在已经过去。

His pain is past now.

Source: Tatoeba #6452032 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de tóu tòng zhì hǎo le?你的头痛治好了?

Is your headache gone?

Source: Tatoeba #4881572 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào piàn zhǐ zhù le wǒ de téng tòng.药片止住了我的疼痛。

The tablets took away my pain.

Source: Tatoeba #8860184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de tuǐ hái shì hěn tòng.我的腿还是很痛。

My legs still hurt.

Source: Tatoeba #392264 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 痛 in context

  1. Say tòng, then recall the core meaning: ache, pain.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 头痛 (tóu tòng), meaning “to have a headache”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 痛 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.