筒子 (tǒng zǐ) — tube; tubular object; pipe

Definition

noun

tubetubular objectpipe

Measure word · 根

筒子。
Zhè ge tǒng zǐ yòng lái zhuāng shuǐ.
This tube is used to hold water.
筒子。
Tā bǎ cái liào fàng jìn tǒng zǐ lǐ.
He put the material into the tube.
筒子。
Gōng chǎng shēng chǎn gè zhǒng tǒng zǐ.
The factory produces various types of tubes.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐnoun-forming ending

筒 (tube) with 子 gives the everyday word for a tubular object.

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.

𥫗同筒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

Same sound today

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

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.