Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (銅)
Simplified (铜)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
铜
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
铜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
铜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
铜
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
铜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
铜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铜 / 銅 [tóng]
copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hóngtóng]; CL:塊|块[kuài]
Japanese
noun
- copper (Cu)
- bronze (medal)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
銅 あかがね
Akagane surname
銅 どう
Dou surname
銅 どうさき
Dousaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (54)
青铜 [qīngtóng] #22,537
bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xī])
铜板 [tóngbǎn] #20,057
copper coin
铜牌 [tóngpái] #33,811
bronze medal
黄铜 [huángtóng] #23,977
brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tóng] and zinc 鋅|锌[xīn])
古铜色 [gǔtóngsè] #27,175
bronze color
铜矿 [tóngkuàng] #52,174
copper mine
铜像 [tóngxiàng] #41,934
bronze statue
青铜器 [qīngtóngqì] #51,585
bronze implement
铜管 [tóngguǎn] #36,505
brass instrument (music)
铜器 [tóngqì] #41,941
copper ware
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JAPANESE WORDS (87)
⭐ 銅貨 [どうか] #16,426
copper coin
⭐ 銅像 [どうぞう] #21,279
bronze statue
⭐ 青銅 [せいどう] #27,980
bronze
赤銅色 [しゃくどういろ] #35,862
brown
銅鑼 [どら] #40,834
gong
どら焼き [どらやき] #41,439
dorayaki
分銅 [ふんどう] #53,055
weight (for scales)
赤銅 [しゃくどう] #53,946
shakudo
銅製 [どうせい] #59,342
made of copper
銅板 [どうばん] #60,725
sheet copper
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KOREAN WORDS (2)