tǒng

tube

cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc); variant of 筒[tong3]

bamboo (⺮) + sound: tǒng (同) = bamboo tube

Bamboo was the original material for making tubes and cylinders in ancient China. 同 gives the sound tǒng; the bamboo radical carries the meaning.

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他拿起纸,把图纸卷进去。

tā ná qǐ zhǐ tǒng, bǎ tú zhǐ juǎn jìn qù。

he picked up the paper tube and rolled the drawings into it.

这个竹里装满了水,拿起来很重。

zhè ge zhú tǒng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le shuǐ, ná qǐ lái hěn zhòng。

this bamboo cylinder is filled with water, so it is very heavy to pick up.

Words with 筒

袖筒

xiù tǒng

sleeve

邮筒

yóu tǒng

mailbox

量筒

liáng tǒng

graduated measuring cylinder

锥筒

zhuī tǒng

traffic cone; road cone

长筒袜

cháng tǒng wà

stockings; thigh-highs

长筒靴

cháng tǒng xuē

tall boots

双筒望远镜

shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

雪糕筒

xuě gāo tǒng

(Cantonese-influenced Mandarin) (coll.) traffic cone

电筒

diàn tǒng

flashlight

高筒靴

gāo tǒng xuē

tall boots

信筒

xìn tǒng

mailbox

传声筒

chuán shēng tǒng

loudhailer

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