Meaning
pail; bucket; bin; barrel
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tong” becomes a different word in each tone. 桶 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngrubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr.
- 马桶mǎ tǒngchamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl
- 大桶dà tǒngbarrel; vat
- 水桶shuǐ tǒngbucket
- 桶口tǒng kǒubunghole; see 桶孔
Example Sentence
他提着一桶水去给花浇水。Tā tí zhe yì tǒng shuǐ qù gěi huā jiāo shuǐ.He carried a bucket of water to water the flowers.
他Tāhe提títo carry (hanging down fro着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone桶tǒngbucket水shuǐShui ethnic group去qùto go给gěito花huāflower浇水jiāo shuǐto water (plants etc)。