銅 [铜] tóng
noun
: copper (chemistry); see also 红铜
: brass, bronze
Kun Reading
銅 | あかがね akagane
noun
: copper
On Reading
銅 | どう dou
noun
: copper
Usage:
白銅[铜] bai2tong2: copper-nickel alloy
青銅 [铜] qing1tong2: bronze (alloy of copper 銅 and tin 錫)
銅鑼燒 [铜锣烧] tong2 luo2 shao1: dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
銅礦 [铜矿] tong2kuang4: copper mine; copper ore
[銅山 | どうざん douzan: copper mine]銅[铜]像 tong2xiang4: bronze statue [銅像 | どうぞう douzou: bronze statue]
白銅[铜] bai2tong2: copper-nickel alloy
[白銅 | はくどう hakudou: nickel and copper alloy]
紅銅 [红铜] hong2tong2: copper (chemistry); see also 銅
紫銅[铜] zi3tong2: copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
鑄銅 [铸铜] zhu4tong2: bronze casting
青銅 [铜] qing1tong2: bronze (alloy of copper 銅 and tin 錫)
[青銅 | せいどう seidou: bronze]
銅鑼燒 [铜锣烧] tong2 luo2 shao1: dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
[銅鑼焼き | どらやき dorayaki: Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of kasutera (sponge cake) with red bean jam in between]
Chinese common word | expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
銅鑼灣 [铜锣湾] tong2 luo2 wan1
: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
鐵齒銅牙 [铁齿铜牙] tie3 chi3 tong2 ya2
: clever and eloquent speaker
金銀銅鐵錫 [金银铜铁锡] jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1
: the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
金 (jin1: metal radical 167) suggests the meaning while
同 (tong2: same; together) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
金 (jin1: metal radical 167) suggests the meaning while
同 (tong2: same; together) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified:
铜. Derived from generic radical simplification #9 (釒金 » 钅).
Examples:
銅和銀都是金属。
tong2 he2 yin2 dou1 shi4 jin1shu3
Copper and silver are both metals.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
