卡通 kǎtōng cartoon (loanword)
How to remember 卡通: 卡 card + 通 pass through = cartoon (loanword).
Characters
How it is used
- Cartoon (loanword) - 卡通片 (kǎtōng piàn) a cartoon/animated film; 卡通人物 cartoon character.
- Casual, from English 'cartoon'; overlaps with 动画 (dònghuà, animation).
- Attributive for the cute/animated style: 卡通形象 a cartoon-style image.