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筒
tǒng
1. tube
2. cylinder
3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

筒
tǒng
tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

信筒
xìntǒng
mailbox
唧筒
jītǒng
a pump
圆筒
yuántǒng
circular cylinder
套筒
tàotǒng
sleeve
旋筒
xuántǒng
rotor
枪筒
qiāngtǒng
gun cylinder
气筒
qìtǒng
inflator
滚筒
gǔntǒng
roller
烟筒
yāntong
chimney
甜筒
tiántǒng
the cone of ice-cream cone
竹筒
zhútǒng
bamboo tube
笔筒
bǐtǒng
pen container
筒子
tǒngzi
tube-shaped object
筒灯
tǒngdēng
fluorescent tube or light
筒阀
tǒngfá
a sleeve valve
听筒
tīngtǒng
telephone receiver
号筒
hàotǒng
bugle
袖筒
xiùtǒng
sleeve
话筒
huàtǒng
microphone
HSK 6
邮筒
yóutǒng
mailbox

Alternate Entries

筒
tǒng
variant of [[筒<tǒng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,087
Word Frequency Rank
3,270 of 84,292

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