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筒 - tǒng

thick piece of bamboo; pipe

thick piece of bamboo; pipe

How to read 筒

Click 筒 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintǒng
Englishthick piece of bamboo; pipe
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

筒子 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 筒灯. Please read 筒阀 one more time.

Common words with this character

tube-shaped object; tube; bobbin
fluorescent tube or light
a sleeve valve
tom-tom drum

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 筒 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 筒子 and 筒灯 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 筒.