筒 - tǒng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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筒

tǒng

Definition

tube
cylinder
to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

Character Decomposition

Related words (35)

筒子

tǒng zi

tube-shaped object; tube; bobbin; (Internet slang) homonym for 同志

筒灯

tǒng dēng

fluorescent tube or light

a sleeve valve

mailbox; postbox

bugle

telephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece; stethoscope

a pump; water pump

circular cylinder; drum

套筒

tào tǒng

sleeve; a tube for wrapping

rotor; turbine

gun cylinder; external barrel of a gun

气筒

qì tǒng

inflator; bicycle pump

滚筒

gǔn tǒng

roller; cylinder (machine part); drum

ice-cream cone

flashlight

bamboo tube; bamboo pipe

笔筒

bǐ tǒng

pen container; brush pot

sleeve

microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset

邮筒

yóu tǒng

mailbox; pillar box; (old) letter

量筒

liáng tǒng

graduated measuring cylinder; volumetric cylinder

kaleidoscope

loudhailer; megaphone; one who parrots sb; mouthpiece

出气筒

chū qì tǒng

(metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath

trashcan

flashlight; electric hand torch

a bicycle pump

paint roller

bazooka; rocket launcher

stocking

tall boots

tall boots

socket spanner

shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

竹筒倒豆子

zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi

to pour beans out of a bamboo tube; to come clean; to make a clean breast of things

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