懂中文 Dong Chinese

銅

tóng

copper

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

同 sound component

同  Sound component

tóng, tòng

  

together

Evolution

銅 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
銅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
銅 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

铜 (銅) 

tóng

copper, brass, bronze cuprum; copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hóng​tóng]; CL:塊|块[kuài]

Most common words with 銅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铜

copper (chemistry)

青铜

bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xī])

铜板

copper coin

铜牌

bronze medal

黄铜

brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tóng] and zinc 鋅|锌[xīn])