卡通

kǎtōng

noun HSK 7 #6,974

Meanings

1 cartoon
2 animated

Characters

card (phonetic)

through (phonetic)

Examples

小朋友都喜欢看卡通片。

Xiǎopéngyǒu dōu xǐhuān kàn kǎtōngpiàn.

Children all like to watch cartoons.

这个卡通人物很可爱。

Zhège kǎtōng rénwù hěn kě’ài.

This cartoon character is very cute.

Tips

memory

卡通 is a phonetic borrowing from the English word "cartoon." 卡 (kǎ) + 通 (tōng) ≈ "car-toon."

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

通 tōng