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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tong3
- English meanings
- tube, cylinder, to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc), variant of 筒[tong3]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺮; bottom 同.
Meaning & sound clues
⺮ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bamboo”.
同 is identified as the sound component (tóng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 筒.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
same
to stab
bucket
ache
child; young
system; unite; whole
system; unite; total
measure word (events)
Cu
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- 话筒