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筒

tube, cylinder

is composed of the BuShou of 竹(bamboo) and 同(same, similar), 同 depicts a bamboo stem which one end is holed, but 同 has other meanings, so 竹 is added to make 筒 to represent the meaning of tube and cylinder.

Vocabulary of 筒

  • 郵筒 (mailbox)
  • 滾筒 (roller)

Classification

  • Radical: 竹
  • Etyma: 凡

Related Characters:

6竹
bamboo
9竿
pole
9竽mouth organ10笑laugh11符
sign
11箋short essay11笵
norm
11箸chopsticks12筒tube12筆pen12筍bamboo shoot12筐
bamboo container
12答answer12策riding crop13筭count13筲bamboo container13筵
banquet
13節segment14箝
pincer
14算calculate14管
pipe
14箕winnow basket14劄note14箇general classifier15篁
bamboo grove
15篆seal script15箭arrow15箱box15範
boundary
16篡seize16篩sift17篷cover17簇gather17簋vessel19籬fence19簽sign20籃basket
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