Meaning
tube; cylinder
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tong” becomes a different word in each tone. 筒 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 话筒huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone
- 筒子tǒng zitube-shaped object; tube; bobbin; (Internet slang) homonym for 同志
- 信筒xìn tǒngmailbox; postbox
- 气筒qì tǒnginflator; bicycle pump
- 电筒diàn tǒngflashlight
Example Sentence
他把图纸卷成一个筒，方便携带。Tā bǎ tú zhǐ juǎn chéng yí ge tǒng, fāng biàn xié dài.He rolled the blueprint into a tube for easy carrying.
他Tāhe把bǎ(marks the object)图纸tú zhǐblueprint卷juǎnto roll up成chéngshort name for Chengdu 成都一个yí gea筒tǒngtube，方便fāng biànconvenient携带xié dàito carry (on one's person)。