筒 meaning in English

tǒng

tube; cylinder

HSK 7-9noun12 strokes

Meaning of 筒

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tǒng
  1. tube
  2. cylinder
  3. to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)
tǒng
  1. variant of 筒[tong3]

筒 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

没méi有yǒu手shǒu电diàn筒tǒng的de话huà你nǐ什shén么me都dōu看kàn不bú到dào。
You won't see a thing without a torch.
汤tāng姆mǔ给gěi了le玛mǎ丽lì一yī把bǎ手shǒu电diàn筒tǒng。
Tom gave Mary a flashlight.
我wǒ把bǎ听tīng筒tǒng放fàng到dào了le耳ěr边biān。
I put the receiver to my ear.
珍zhēn想xiǎng要yào一yí个gè冰bīng淇qí淋lín甜tián筒tǒng。
Jane wanted an ice cream cone.
开kāi启qǐ野yě战zhàn手shǒu电diàn筒tǒng不bú会huì帮bāng助zhù你nǐ在zài黑hēi暗àn中zhōng看kàn得dé到dào。
Switching on a fleshlight won't help you see in the dark.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

筒 tǒng · tube · 12 strokes

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  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 筒.

话筒huàtǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset
手电筒shǒudiàntǒngflashlight; electric hand torch
火箭筒huǒjiàntǒngbazooka; rocket launcher
电筒diàntǒngflashlight
针筒zhēntǒngsyringe
听筒tīngtǒngtelephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece

Questions about 筒

What does 筒 mean?

筒 (tǒng) means "tube; cylinder" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 筒?

筒 is made of 1 character: 筒 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 筒 an HSK word?

Yes. 筒 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.