Chinese Word: 筒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

筒HSK 6

Pinyin: tǒng

English Definition: tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

Chinese Definition:
①粗大的竹管。
②较粗的中空而高的器物：烟筒。邮筒。笔筒。
③衣服等的筒状部分：袖筒儿。靴筒。筒裙。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:同 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 同 [ tóng ] same, similar; together with, alike

Similar Characters: 箇

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 筒

话筒HSK 6	huà tǒng	microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset
手电筒	shǒu diàn tǒng	flashlight; electric hand torch
听筒	tīng tǒng	telephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece; stethoscope
竹筒	zhú tǒng	bamboo tube; bamboo pipe
电筒	diàn tǒng	flashlight

1		xiàn 线 chán rào 缠绕 zài 在 zhǐ tǒng 纸筒 shàng 上。 The string is wound round a cardboard cylinder.
2		xiǎo míng 小明 jiàng 将 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒 chā rù 插入 diàn yuán 电源 chā zuò 插座。 Xiaoming inserted the flashlight into the socket.
3		zhè 这 piàn 片 shān lín 山林 lǐ 里 hěn àn 很暗， wǒ men 我们 zuì hǎo 最好 kāi 开 gè 个 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒。 It’s dark in the woods, so we’d better use a flashlight.
4		xǐ yī jī 洗衣机 de 的 gǔn tǒng 滚筒 màn màn 慢慢 zhuàn dòng 转动， fā chū 发出 qīng wēi 轻微 de 的 kā dā 咔嗒 shēng 声。 The drum of the washing machine slowly rotates and makes a slight clicking sound.
5		tā 他 qiāng 将 sǎn 伞 fàng zài 放在 mén kǒu 门口 de 的 sǎn tǒng 伞筒 lǐ 里， děng dào 等到 huí jiā 回家 shí 时 cái 才 huì 会 jiǎn 捡 qǐ lai 起来。 He places his umbrella in the umbrella stand by the door, and only picks it up when he's back home.

1		xiàn 线 chán rào 缠绕 zài 在 zhǐ tǒng 纸筒 shàng 上。 The string is wound round a cardboard cylinder.
2		xiǎo míng 小明 jiàng 将 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒 chā rù 插入 diàn yuán 电源 chā zuò 插座。 Xiaoming inserted the flashlight into the socket.
3		zhè 这 piàn 片 shān lín 山林 lǐ 里 hěn àn 很暗， wǒ men 我们 zuì hǎo 最好 kāi 开 gè 个 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒。 It’s dark in the woods, so we’d better use a flashlight.
4		xǐ yī jī 洗衣机 de 的 gǔn tǒng 滚筒 màn màn 慢慢 zhuàn dòng 转动， fā chū 发出 qīng wēi 轻微 de 的 kā dā 咔嗒 shēng 声。 The drum of the washing machine slowly rotates and makes a slight clicking sound.
5		tā 他 qiāng 将 sǎn 伞 fàng zài 放在 mén kǒu 门口 de 的 sǎn tǒng 伞筒 lǐ 里， děng dào 等到 huí jiā 回家 shí 时 cái 才 huì 会 jiǎn 捡 qǐ lai 起来。 He places his umbrella in the umbrella stand by the door, and only picks it up when he's back home.