• 2084th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tǒng (tong3)tube • cylinder

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tǒng (tong3)The component is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tǒng (tong3)The component is pronounced as 'tòng' (tong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

传声筒 (傳聲筒)
手电筒 (手電筒)
话筒 (話筒)

Uncommon

出气筒 (出氣筒)
圆筒 (圓筒)
垃圾筒 
滚筒 (滾筒)
甜筒 
竹筒 
笔筒 (筆筒)
听筒 (聽筒)
万花筒 (萬花筒)
长筒靴 (長筒靴)

RareShow 18

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.