筒 (tung4*2 tung4 | tong3) : tube-shaped object; [mahjong] circle tiles

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筒

tung4*2 tung4

tong3

[1] [n] tube; cylinder; tube-shaped object
[2] [mahjong] circle tiles
[3] [n] section of thick bamboo

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

筒

This word has been viewed 7032 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Mar 2014 14:08

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電筒 din6 tung4*2 = flashlight 粵

煙筒 jin1 tung4*1 yan1 tong5 = chimney

滾筒 gwan2 tung4*2 gun3 tong2 = a roller

萬花筒 maan6 faa1 tung4 wan4 hua1 tong3 = kaleidoscope

手電筒 sau2 din6 tung4*2 shou3 dian4 tong3 = flashlight; electric torch 國

針筒 zam1 tung4*2 = syringe

聽筒 teng1 tung4*2 ting1 tong3 = earphones, headset, headphones, handset/receiver

耳筒 ji5 tung4 er3 tong3 = headphone

郵筒 jau4 tung4*2 you2 tong3 = mailbox, post-box, post

黃花筒 wong4 faa1 tung4*2 = silver white croaker
See all 35 compounds (CantoDict reports 36 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 筒
Unicode code for this character: U+7b52 (off-site link)

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