tǒng

bucket

(trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

wood (木) + sound (甬) = wooden barrel or bucket

The wood radical tells you this container was traditionally made from timber staves. 甬 mainly contributes the tǒng sound; meaning comes entirely from 木.

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A pathPhonetic

她提着一水走进了厨房。

tā tí zhe yī tǒng shuǐ zǒu jìn le chú fáng。

She carried a bucket of water into the kitchen.

院子里放着一个装垃圾的大

yuàn zi lǐ fàng zhe yī gè zhuāng lā jī de dà tǒng。

In the courtyard there is a large bin for holding trash.

Words with 桶

饭桶

fàn tǒng

rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)

马桶

mǎ tǒng

chamber pot

马桶刷

mǎ tǒng shuā

toilet brush

马桶拔子

mǎ tǒng bá zi

toilet plunger

马桶搋子

mǎ tǒng chuāi zi

toilet plunger

便桶

biàn tǒng

chamber pot

冰桶

bīng tǒng

ice bucket

半桶水

bàn tǒng shuǐ

(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited

喷桶

pēn tǒng

watering can

坐浴桶

zuò yù tǒng

bidet

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

rubbish bin

大桶

dà tǒng

barrel

More characters with 木