筒

tǒng
#2,084 most
frequent character
tube, cylinder

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

筒 tǒng combines 𥫗, bamboo, with 同 tóng. A bamboo flute gives the first meaning. From there it grew to 'tube' and 'cylinder'. 同 tóng supplies the sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

筒tǒng
variant of 筒[tong3]

Homophones

统tǒng
to gather, to unite, to unify

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