铜(tóng)

HSK 611 strokesTrad. 銅

copper (chemistry)

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Character information

Pinyin
tóng
Meaning
copper (chemistry); see also 红铜; CL:块
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
銅

Origin & structure

Where 铜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅同

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 同 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn同tóng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 铜 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 铜

Common words using 铜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tóng铜pái牌
HSK 6

bronze medal

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pào炮tóng铜

gunmetal (alloy of copper, tin and zinc)

Open 炮铜 page →
bái白tóng铜

copper-nickel alloy

Open 白铜 page →
hóng红tóng铜

copper (chemistry); see also 铜

Open 红铜 page →
gǔ古tóng铜sè色

bronze color

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liú硫suān酸tóng铜

copper sulfate CuSO4

Open 硫酸铜 page →
zǐ紫tóng铜

copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)

Open 紫铜 page →
tóng铜rén仁

see 铜仁市

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 铜’s common words

牌炮白红古色硫酸

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