Dong Chinese dictionary

tǒng

bucket, barrel

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

甬 Sound component

yǒng, tǒng

path

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tǒng

pail, bucket, tub; cask, keg; bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Most common words with 桶

Sources