筒

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tube

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tǒng

トウ

つつ

통

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Originally written as 同.

Components

⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 同 same =

筒 tube

⺮ Meaning component

zhú

"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

同 Phonetic component

tóng same

(used in given names)

View phonetic series →

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

筒

Regular

Modern

Chinese

筒 [tǒng]

tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

Japanese

筒つつ同音

noun

pipe; tube; cylinder
gun barrel
gun; cannon
well lining; well curb

筒ピン同音

counter mahjong counter for dot tiles

筒とう同音

suffix pipe; tube
counter counter for injection ampoules

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

筒たかづつ

Takazutsu surname

筒つつ

Tsutsu surname

筒つつさき

Tsutsusaki surname

CHINESE WORDS (62)

手电筒 [shǒudiàntǒng] #10,496

flashlight

手电筒 [shǒudiàntǒng] #10,496

flashlight

电筒 [diàntǒng] #18,728

flashlight

电筒 [diàntǒng] #18,728

flashlight

火箭筒 [huǒjiàntǒng] #17,704

bazooka

听筒 [tīngtǒng] #22,699

telephone receiver

听筒 [tīngtǒng] #22,699

telephone receiver

滚筒 [gǔntǒng] #34,499

roller

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JAPANESE WORDS (68)

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways

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KOREAN WORDS (4)