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Meaning of 铜

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(Trad.: 銅)
Pinyin: tóng
English Definition: copper (chemistry); see also 红铜
Chinese Definition:
①一种金属元素,富延展性。导电性和导热性都很强,它的合金是电气、机械和国防工业的重要原料:紫铜(纯铜。亦称“红铜”)。青铜。黄铜。铜矿。铜器。铜币。铜臭(chòu)(指铜钱的臭味,用以讥讽唯利是图的人,如“浑身铜铜”)。铜墙铁壁(喻十分坚固,不可摧毁的事物。亦称“铁壁铜墙”)。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
    • [ tóng ] same, similar; together with, alike
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Example Words
铜牌 tóng pái bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc; Classifiers:
青铜 qīng tóng bronze (alloy of copper and tin )
铜像 tóng xiàng bronze statue; Classifiers:
铜板 tóng bǎn copper coin; copper plate (e.g. for printing)
青铜器 qīng tóng bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
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Example Sentences
1
The stair railings are made of brass.
2
Iron casts better than copper.
3
The model has a bronze complexion.
4
There is a large copper clock hanging on my wall.
5
His bronze eyes are incredibly captivating.