tóng = tu + (e)ng2
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
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How to pronounce 桐

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

桐 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
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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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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Characters with 桐 as component

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

tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982
Indian coral tree / sunshine tree / tiger's claw / Erythrina variegata (botany)

Sentences with 桐

桐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tóng

tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

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