桶

tǒng
#2,406 most
frequent character
bucket, (trash) can, barrel (of oil etc)
Measure words:个 gè,只 zhī

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

桶 tǒng uses 木 wood as meaning part and 甬 yǒng, which means wooden barrel, as both meaning and sound part. It first meant a container for measuring. The meaning then grew to bucket and barrel, and to tub.

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Homophones

统tǒng
to gather, to unite, to unify

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