1. 铜

铜

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  • 1770th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
铜→
钅同
2Radical
铜→
钅metal/gold冂upside down box一one口mouth
3Graphical
铜→
丿一乚二冂一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (tong2)copper (chemistry) • see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] • CL:塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

铜牌 (銅牌)
青铜 (青銅)

Uncommon

古铜色 (古銅色)
铜仁 (銅仁)
铜像 (銅像)
铜器 (銅器)
铜川 (銅川)
铜板 (銅板)
铜梁 (銅梁)
铜铃 (銅鈴)
铜锣 (銅鑼)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
铜锣烧 (銅鑼燒)
铜陵 (銅陵)
铜鼓 (銅鼓)
青铜器 (青銅器)
黄铜 (黃銅)

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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.
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