Dong Chinese dictionary

tǒng

thick piece of bamboo

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Originally written as 同.

Components

⺮ Meaning component

zhú

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

同 Sound component

tóng, tòng

together

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tǒng

thick piece of bamboo; pipe; tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

tǒng

variant of 筒[tǒng]

Most common words with 筒

Sources