通讯
tōngxùn · HSK 6
communication
📡📨 通 pass-through + 讯 message = messages that flow through to you
通 means to pass through or connect; 讯 means news or dispatch. Together: information flowing through a channel, like a newsletter landing in your inbox.
通 — 辵 (辶) walk + 甬 yǒng (phonetic)
通 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 辶 (chuò) component means 'walk' or 'movement', giving the meaning of going through or passing. 甬 (yǒng), originally depicting a hanging bell or a path, supplies the sound. Together they convey 'to pass through, communicate, connect'.