Usage of the character 銅
tóng
铜
[銅]
- copper (chemistry)
- see also 紅銅／红铜 (hóngtóng)
- CL:塊／块 (kuài)
tóngjiang
铜匠
[銅匠]
- coppersmith
pàotóng
炮铜
[炮銅]
- gunmetal (alloy of copper, tin and zinc)
tóngguǎn
铜管
[銅管]
- brass instrument (music)
qīngtóng
青铜
[青銅]
- bronze (alloy of copper 銅／铜 and tin 錫／锡 (xī))
tóngshuǐ
铜水
[銅水]
- molten copper; molten bronze
huángtóng
黄铜
[黃銅]
- brass (alloy of copper 銅／铜 (tóng) and zinc 鋅／锌 (xīn))
tóngkuàng
铜矿
[銅礦]
- copper mine
- copper ore
báitóng
白铜
[白銅]
- copper-nickel alloy
tóngqì
铜器
[銅器]
- copper ware
- bronze ware
zhùtóng
铸铜
[鑄銅]
- bronze casting
tóngxiàng
铜像
[銅像]
- bronze statue
- CL:座 (zuò)
tóngchuí
铜锤
[銅錘]
- mace (weapon)
- (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉／铜锤花脸 (tóngchuíhuāliǎn))
tóngqián
铜钱
[銅錢]
- copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
tóngbǎn
铜板
[銅板]
- copper coin
- copper plate (e.g. for printing)
hóngtóng
红铜
[紅銅]
- copper (chemistry)
- see also 銅／铜 (tóng)
tóngpái
铜牌
[銅牌]
- bronze medal
- bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
- CL:枚 (méi)
Tóngluó
铜锣
[銅鑼]
- Tongluo or Tunglo township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan
tónggǔ
铜鼓
[銅鼓]
- bronze drum
- (Western-style) drum
Tóngshān
铜山
[銅山]
- Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), Jiangsu
tóngluó
铜锣
[銅鑼]
- gong
Tónggǔ
铜鼓
[銅鼓]
- Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
tónglíng
铜铃
[銅鈴]
- bell made of copper or bronze
Tóngliáng
铜梁
[銅梁]
- Tongliang, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Tóngrén
铜仁
[銅仁]
- Tongren, a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou
zǐtóng
紫铜
[紫銅]
- copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
Tóngguān
铜官
[銅官]
- Tongguan, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市／铜陵市 ( Tonglíng Shì), Anhui
tóngsī
铜丝
[銅絲]
- copper wire
tóngxiù
铜锈
[銅鏽]
- verdigris
Tóngchuān
铜川
[銅川]
- Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
tónghuán
铜环
[銅環]
- brass ring
- door knocker
tónglü
铜绿
[銅綠]
- verdigris
tóngxiùwèi
铜臭味
[銅臭味]
- profit-before-all-else mindset
- money-grubbing
pàotóngsè
炮铜色
[炮銅色]
- gunmetal gray
Tóngguān Qū
铜官区
[銅官區]
- Tongguan, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市／铜陵市 ( Tonglíng Shì), Anhui
tónglücéng
铜绿层
[銅綠層]
- patina
tónglánwēng
铜蓝鹟
[銅藍鶲]
- (bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
Tóngchuān Shì
铜川市
[銅川市]
- Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
Tóngrén Shì
铜仁市
[銅仁市]
- Tongren, a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou
Qīngtóngxiá
青铜峡
[青銅峽]
- Qingtong, county-level city in Wuzhong 吳忠／吴忠 ( Wúzhōng), Ningxia
Tóngliáng Qū
铜梁区
[銅梁區]
- Tongliang, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
tóngxiùcéng
铜锈层
[銅鏽層]
- patina
Tóngluóxiāng
铜锣乡
[銅鑼鄉]
- Tongluo or Tunglo township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan
gǔtóngsè
古铜色
[古銅色]
- bronze color
qīngtóngqì
青铜器
[青銅器]
- bronze implement
- refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
Tóngshānxiàn
铜山县
[銅山縣]
- Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), Jiangsu
liúsuāntóng
硫酸铜
[硫酸銅]
- copper sulfate CuSO4
Tóngluó Wān
铜锣湾
[銅鑼灣]
- Causeway Bay
zìrántóng
自然铜
[自然銅]
- natural copper
- chalcopyrite
- copper iron sulfide CuFeS2
Tónglíngshì
铜陵市
[銅陵市]
- Tongling, prefecture-level city in Anhui
Tónggǔxiàn
铜鼓县
[銅鼓縣]
- Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
tóngluóshāo
铜锣烧
[銅鑼燒]
- dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
tóngguǎnyuèqì
铜管乐器
[銅管樂器]
- brass instruments
jīntónghézhù
金铜合铸
[金銅合鑄]
- copper gold alloy
tóngqiángtiěbì
铜墙铁壁
[銅牆鐵壁]
- copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
tóngchìshuǐzhì
铜翅水雉
[銅翅水雉]
- (bird species of China) bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
fèitónglàntiě
废铜烂铁
[廢銅爛鐵]
- scrap metal
- a pile of junk
Qīngtóngxiáshì
青铜峡市
[青銅峽市]
- Qingtong, county-level city in Wuzhong 吳忠／吴忠 ( Wúzhōng), Ningxia
tóngchuíhuāliǎn
铜锤花脸
[銅錘花臉]
- (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨／净 (jìng) role
tiěchǐtóngyá
铁齿铜牙
[鐵齒銅牙]
- clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
gǔtóngsèjuǎnwěi
古铜色卷尾
[古銅色卷尾]
- (bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
jīnyíntóngtiěxī
金银铜铁锡
[金銀銅鐵錫]
- the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
Qīngtóngqì Shídài
青铜器时代
[青銅器時代]
- the Bronze Age
- also written 青銅時代／青铜时代 ( Qīngtóng Shídài)