筒

tǒng

noun HSK 7 #6,198

Measure Word

一个筒 gè

Meanings

1 tube
2 cylinder
3 barrel

Characters

Examples

他拿着一个望远镜筒。

Tā ná zhe yī gè wàngyuǎnjìng tǒng.

He was holding a telescope tube.

这个竹筒可以装水。

Zhège zhútǒng kěyǐ zhuāng shuǐ.

This bamboo tube can hold water.

Tips

memory

竹 (bamboo radical on top) + 同 (same) = a bamboo tube. Originally bamboo cylinders were common containers.

usage

Common compounds: 话筒 (microphone), 笔筒 (pen holder), 竹筒 (bamboo tube), 邮筒 (mailbox).

Stroke Order

筒 tǒng