copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
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How to pronounce 铜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

铜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tóng = tu + (e)ng2
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
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see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 铜 as component

铜 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 铜

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copper coin / copper plate (e.g. for printing)
bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xi1])
brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tong2] and zinc 鋅|锌[xin1])

Sentences with 铜

铜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tóng

copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

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