How to Write 嗵 (tōng) — Meaning “Thump; thud (sound of a heavy object falling).”

Imagine a big drum (口 as a drum) being struck with a stick, making a deep 'tōng' sound. The right side 通 looks like a person (甬) moving forward (辶), reminding you that the sound travels through the air.

Write the radical 口 first as a square with three strokes, then write 通. In 通, the component 甬 has its own order: start with the top 乛, then the middle 用, then the bottom 辶 (two strokes). A common mistake is to confuse 辶 with 廴, but 通 uses 辶.

嗵 (tōng) is an onomatopoeic character for a heavy thump or thud, like a heartbeat. In contrast, 唪 (fěng) means to recite or chant, and 㕡 is an extremely rare character not used in modern Chinese. Visually, 嗵 has 通 on the right, 唪 has 奉, and 㕡 has a different structure entirely.

嗵 is used in comics, novels, and everyday language to describe sounds like a heavy object falling (嗵的一声) or a heart beating rapidly (心嗵嗵跳). It is often reduplicated as 嗵嗵 for emphasis, mimicking the rhythm of a heartbeat or heavy footsteps.

Common words containing 嗵 include: 嗵 (tōng) — Thump; thud (sound of a heavy object falling).; 嗵嗵 (tōng tōng) — Thump-thump (sound of a heartbeat or heavy footsteps).; 嗵嗵跳 (tōng tōng tiào) — Pounding; thumping (of the heart)..