筒
Character
a long, round, hollow thing; a tube
- Strokes
- 12
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 同
- Traditional
- 筒
- Frequency
- #2480 most common character
Meaning
tǒng
tong3- a long, round, hollow thing; a tube
- a tube-shaped container (as in 笔筒, pen holder)
Examples
这个笔筒里有三支铅笔。
zhè ge bǐ tǒng lǐ yǒu sān zhī qiān bǐ
There are three pencils in this pen holder.
AI-generated sentence
我用纸筒做了一个飞机。
wǒ yòng zhǐ tǒng zuò le yí ge fēi jī
I made a plane out of a paper tube.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 12 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 筒
Draw “筒” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 筒
See all 45 →筒子tǒng zitube-shaped objectWord筒灯tǒng dēngfluorescent tube or lightWord筒阀tǒng fáa sleeve valveWord筒鼓tǒng gǔtom-tom drum (drum kit component)Word筒子米糕tǒng zǐ mǐ gāorice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them)Word话筒huà tǒngmicrophone, a thing you speak into so people can hear youWordHSK 7–9信筒xìn tǒngmailboxWord号筒hào tǒngbugleWord听筒tīng tǒngtelephone receiverWord唧筒jī tǒnga pumpWord圆筒yuán tǒngcircular cylinderWord套筒tào tǒngsleeveWord