---
title: "Katong Meaning: 卡通 (kǎtōng) Means “cartoon”"
description: "卡通 (kǎtōng) means “cartoon”. Hear its tones, see what 卡 and 通 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/katong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 卡通 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

卡通 kǎtōng

## cartoon

## Its characters

1. 卡 kǎ card
2. 通 tōng to go through

## In a sentence

孩子们都喜欢看卡通。 Children all love watching cartoons.

结账的地方放着一块大屏幕，屏幕上有一个**卡通**店员，一直在笑。

From [无人便利店 · The unstaffed convenience store](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-unstaffed-convenience-store#library-word-99-101)

[More about 卡通](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8D%A1%E9%80%9A)

## More words with 卡 or 通

- [畅通 chàngtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtong)
- [打卡 dǎkǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daka)
- [沟通 gōutōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/goutong)
- [交通 jiāotōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaotong)
- [精通 jīngtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtong)
- [卡车 kǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kache)
- [开通 kāitōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaitong)
- [卡片 kǎpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kapian)
- [流通 liútōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liutong)
- [普通 pǔtōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/putong)

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