Chinese Word: 桶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

桶HSK 4

Pinyin: tǒng

English Definition: bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①盛水或其他东西的器具，深度较大，用金属、木材或塑料等制成：水桶。饭桶。马桶。塑料桶。
②形状像桶的：皮桶(做皮衣用的成件的毛皮)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:甬 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 甬 [ yǒng ] path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo

Similar Characters: 通痛诵捅俑涌

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水桶	shuǐ tǒng	bucket
马桶	mǎ tǒng	chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl
木桶	mù tǒng	cask
饭桶	fàn tǒng	rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing
抽水马桶	chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng	flush toilet

1		lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶 yīng gāi 应该 fàng zài 放在 lù biān 路边。 Garbage cans should be placed by the roadside.
2		zhè ge 这个 xǐ shǒu jiān 洗手间 yǒu 有 sān 三 gè 个 mǎ tǒng 马桶。 This restroom has three toilets.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 lā jī 垃圾 rēng jìn 扔进 le 了 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 He threw the garbage into the trash can.
4		bǎ 把 zhè ge 这个 píng zi 瓶子 diū 丢 jìn 进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶 lǐ 里。 Throw this bottle into the trash bin.
5		bú yào 不要 bǎ 把 sù liào dài 塑料袋 zhí jiē 直接 rēng jìn 扔进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 Don't just throw plastic bags into the trash can.

1		lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶 yīng gāi 应该 fàng zài 放在 lù biān 路边。 Garbage cans should be placed by the roadside.
2		zhè ge 这个 xǐ shǒu jiān 洗手间 yǒu 有 sān 三 gè 个 mǎ tǒng 马桶。 This restroom has three toilets.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 lā jī 垃圾 rēng jìn 扔进 le 了 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 He threw the garbage into the trash can.
4		bǎ 把 zhè ge 这个 píng zi 瓶子 diū 丢 jìn 进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶 lǐ 里。 Throw this bottle into the trash bin.
5		bú yào 不要 bǎ 把 sù liào dài 塑料袋 zhí jiē 直接 rēng jìn 扔进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 Don't just throw plastic bags into the trash can.