铜
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copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
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How 铜 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 同 (phonetic, tóng)
How to remember it
copper · Heisig RSH #281
monks + metal
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 同
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 同 (tóng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同 sound component | tóng | same, similar; together with, alike |
| 洞 | dòng | cave, grotto, hole, ravine |
| 筒 | tǒng | tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo |
| 酮 | tóng | ketone |
| 桐 | tóng | Chinese wood-oil tree, Vernicia fordii |
| 侗 | tóng | big; ignorant, rude, rustic |
| 峒 | dòng | a mountain in Gansu province |
| 硐 | tóng | cave; chamber; pit |
| 恫 | dòng | fearful, pained, sorrowful |
| 胴 | dòng | the large intestine; the body |
| 茼 | tóng | chrysanthemum; Glebionis coronarium |
| 垌 | dòng | farm, field; used in place names |
Words containing 铜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青铜器时代 | Qīng tóng qì Shí dài | the Bronze Age; also written 青銅時代|青铜时代[Qing1 tong2 Shi2 dai4] |
| 铜管乐器 | tóng guǎn yuè qì | brass instruments |
| 铜山区 | Tóng shān Qū | Tongshan, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 自然铜 | zì rán tóng | natural copper; chalcopyrite; copper iron sulfide CuFeS2 |
| 古铜色卷尾 | gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi | (bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) |
| 古铜色 | gǔ tóng sè | bronze color |
| 铜官区 | Tóng guān Qū | Tongguan, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 Shi4], Anhui |
| 青铜器 | qīng tóng qì | bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC |
| 铜川市 | Tóng chuān Shì | Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 铜山 | Tóng shān | see 銅山區|铜山区[Tong2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 铜水 | tóng shuǐ | molten copper; molten bronze |
| 铜仁市 | Tóng rén Shì | Tongren, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3] |
| 白铜 | bái tóng | copper-nickel alloy |
| 铜鼓县 | Tóng gǔ Xiàn | Tonggu, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 铜器 | tóng qì | copper ware; bronze ware |
| 红铜 | hóng tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 銅|铜[tong2] |
| 黄铜 | huáng tóng | brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tong2] and zinc 鋅|锌[xin1]) |
| 铜绿层 | tóng lǜ céng | patina |
| 金银铜铁锡 | jīn yín tóng tiě xī | the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin |
| 铜管 | tóng guǎn | brass instrument (music) |