筒
HSK 7–9

筒 (tǒng): thick piece of bamboo, pipe

tǒng

thick piece of bamboo, pipe

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Pinyin

tǒng

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

thick piece of bamboo, pipe

How to Write 筒 (tǒng)

筒 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 筒

A phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, and 同 hints at the pronunciation.

What 筒 is Made Of

筒 is built from 2 components:

⺮bamboo
同same, similar

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Words Using 筒

Common Chinese words that contain 筒:

话筒

huàtǒng

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