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铜 - tóng

copper, brass, bronze

copper, brass, bronze

How to read 铜

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintóng
Englishcopper, brass, bronze
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

铜仁 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 铜像. Please read 铜匠 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4]
bronze statue; CL:尊[zun1],座[zuo4]
coppersmith
copper ware; bronze ware

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 铜.