a cylindrical container or vessel

Animated Stroke Order 桶

桶 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 桶

桶 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yòng
tǒng
zhuāng
mǎn
le
qīng
shuǐ

He filled the wooden barrel with clean water.

2
qǐng
rēng
jìn
tǒng

Please throw the trash into the trash can.

3
zhè
ge
shuǐ
tǒng
zhuāng
hěn
duō
shuǐ

This water bucket can hold a lot of water.

4
zhè
shì
tǒng

This is a trash can.

5
qǐng
rēng
jìn
tǒng

Please throw the garbage into the trash can.

6
gōng
yuán
de
tǒng
yào
dìng
qīng
bǎo
chí
huán
jìng
zhěng
jié

The trash cans in the park need to be cleaned regularly to maintain a tidy environment.

7
zhè
shì
tǒng

This is a toilet.

8
tǒng
huài
le
yào
xiū

The toilet is broken and needs to be repaired.

9
zuò
zài
tǒng
shàng
kàn
shū

He sits on the toilet reading a book.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#890
Zhuyinㄊㄨㄥˇ
Components
UnicodeU+6876
CangjieDMRB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality