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圆筒 (yuán tǒng) — cylinder; barrel; drum (a cylindrical object or container)

Definition

noun
cylinderbarreldrum (a cylindrical object or container)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 圆筒。
    Zhè ge yuán tǒng shì yòng lái zhuāng yóu de.
    This cylinder is used to hold oil.
  • 圆筒。
    Gōng chǎng lǐ duī mǎn le dà yuán tǒng.
    The factory is piled with large barrels.
  • 圆筒。
    Tā bǎ yuán tǒng fàng zài cāng kù lǐ.
    He put the drum in the warehouse.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

圆yuánround
筒tǒngtube

圆 (round) + 筒 (tube): a round tube.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán圓yuán
Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
同
同tóng筒tǒng
Same sound today

The bamboo part 竹 marks 筒 as a bamboo tube, and 同 gives its sound.

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