Chinese Word: 彤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

彤

Pinyin: tóng

English Definition: red

Chinese Definition:
①红色：彤管(ａ．赤管笔，古代女史以此记事，后因用于女子文墨之事；b．一说是红色管状的初生之草)。彤云。彤庭(中国汉代皇宫以朱红色漆中庭，后泛指皇宫)。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 彡

Pictophonetic:彡 indicates the sound; 丹 (red) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 丹 [ dān ] cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
- 彡 [ shān ] hair; sunlight

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	彤管贻	tóng guǎn yí	presents between lovers
	彤云密布	tóng yún mì bù	The sky was filled with thick clouds. (idiom)

1		yī duàn 一段 shí jiān 时间 hòu 后， ā 阿 tóng 彤 chéng 成 le 了 tā 他 de 的 nǚ péng you 女朋友。 After a period of time, Thu became Duat' s girlfriend.
2		dì zhèn 地震 xí jī 袭击 hòu 后， tóng 彤 méi 梅 bù xíng 步行 chū fā 出发 xún zhǎo 寻找 ér zi 儿子。 After the quake struck, Tongmei left on foot to find her him.
3		tā men 他们 yǒu xiē 有些 guì kè 贵客， ā 阿 tóng 彤 de 的 fù mǔ 父母 hé 和 zhí zi 侄子 yě 也 lái le 来了。 They had some distinguished guests - Thu' s parents and her nephew.
4		měi tiān 每天， ā 阿 tóng 彤 dōu 都 qí chē 骑车 bǎ 把 zhàng fu 丈夫 cóng 从 chū zū wū 出租屋 dài dào 带到 gōng chǎng 工厂。 Every day, Thu takes her husband from their hired room to their factories.
5		tǒng zhì 统治 dǎo yǔ 岛屿 de 的 měi lì 美丽 nǚ zǐ 女子 shì 是 huǒ shān 火山 de 的 huǒ 火 nǚ shén 女神， míng jiào 名叫 tóng dá 彤达 lā yǎ 拉雅。 The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano.

1		yī duàn 一段 shí jiān 时间 hòu 后， ā 阿 tóng 彤 chéng 成 le 了 tā 他 de 的 nǚ péng you 女朋友。 After a period of time, Thu became Duat' s girlfriend.
2		dì zhèn 地震 xí jī 袭击 hòu 后， tóng 彤 méi 梅 bù xíng 步行 chū fā 出发 xún zhǎo 寻找 ér zi 儿子。 After the quake struck, Tongmei left on foot to find her him.
3		tā men 他们 yǒu xiē 有些 guì kè 贵客， ā 阿 tóng 彤 de 的 fù mǔ 父母 hé 和 zhí zi 侄子 yě 也 lái le 来了。 They had some distinguished guests - Thu' s parents and her nephew.
4		měi tiān 每天， ā 阿 tóng 彤 dōu 都 qí chē 骑车 bǎ 把 zhàng fu 丈夫 cóng 从 chū zū wū 出租屋 dài dào 带到 gōng chǎng 工厂。 Every day, Thu takes her husband from their hired room to their factories.
5		tǒng zhì 统治 dǎo yǔ 岛屿 de 的 měi lì 美丽 nǚ zǐ 女子 shì 是 huǒ shān 火山 de 的 huǒ 火 nǚ shén 女神， míng jiào 名叫 tóng dá 彤达 lā yǎ 拉雅。 The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano.