Read Edit View history Discussion 銅 tóng HSK7 copper Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas tóng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 铜 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 釒 is a component form of 金. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 銅 Simp strokes 銅 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 銅 Simp strokes 銅 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 銅 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 294, 830 ], [ 317, 813 ], [ 329, 793 ], [ 305, 723 ], [ 267, 648 ], [ 196, 538 ], [ 166, 502 ], [ 82, 419 ], [ 34, 382 ] ], [ [ 346, 716 ], [ 350, 705 ], [ 396, 681 ], [ 422, 645 ] ], [ [ 195, 495 ], [ 263, 504 ], [ 368, 539 ], [ 417, 542 ] ], [ [ 187, 373 ], [ 247, 373 ], [ 377, 417 ], [ 427, 418 ] ], [ [ 294, 490 ], [ 320, 469 ], [ 315, 232 ], [ 309, 213 ], [ 297, 204 ] ], [ [ 164, 302 ], [ 214, 268 ], [ 230, 237 ] ], [ [ 399, 353 ], [ 415, 329 ], [ 363, 265 ] ], [ [ 102, 140 ], [ 158, 122 ], [ 231, 154 ], [ 311, 178 ], [ 444, 230 ] ], [ [ 476, 688 ], [ 500, 667 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422 534 Q 429 543 424 550 Q 417 560 389 563 Q 368 566 298 536 Q 222 515 205 511 Q 201 511 201 509 C 180 501 180 501 188 495 Q 198 485 233 481 Q 260 480 287 489 L 328 501 Z", "M 341 379 Q 429 407 433 410 Q 440 417 436 426 Q 429 436 401 440 Q 361 444 343 427 C 326 414 324 413 295 408 Q 285 407 279 403 Q 240 391 193 383 Q 160 374 186 361 Q 225 342 275 360 Q 282 363 295 365 L 341 379 Z", "M 333 205 Q 337 301 341 379 L 343 427 Q 343 439 346 461 Q 353 479 328 501 C 306 522 277 517 287 489 Q 294 482 295 408 L 295 365 Q 294 304 293 194 C 293 164 332 175 333 205 Z", "M 180 267 Q 193 252 206 234 Q 216 222 231 222 Q 240 222 245 233 Q 249 246 244 271 Q 241 284 221 295 Q 170 314 160 311 Q 156 307 156 296 Q 157 286 180 267 Z", "M 386 325 Q 377 304 358 270 Q 354 264 359 259 Q 365 259 370 263 Q 419 302 443 316 Q 456 322 452 330 Q 446 340 430 353 Q 414 365 397 365 Q 387 364 388 349 Q 392 339 386 325 Z", "M 293 194 Q 226 178 155 158 Q 136 152 103 154 Q 90 153 88 143 Q 87 130 95 122 Q 117 106 149 86 Q 159 82 172 90 Q 212 118 256 137 Q 325 164 392 192 Q 417 202 436 216 Q 449 223 450 232 Q 446 238 433 235 Q 384 222 333 205 L 293 194 Z", "M 528 677 Q 506 693 482 700 Q 472 701 466 693 Q 462 687 470 676 Q 525 541 487 265 Q 480 220 465 173 Q 458 145 462 126 Q 472 90 484 77 Q 496 62 506 77 Q 537 116 538 331 Q 538 578 546 636 C 549 664 549 664 528 677 Z", "M 546 636 Q 585 655 784 689 Q 803 693 814 681 Q 827 674 833 611 Q 849 403 840 166 Q 840 130 827 121 Q 817 114 768 127 Q 750 133 750 123 Q 750 114 763 106 Q 806 57 828 21 Q 850 -1 864 1 Q 877 4 891 34 Q 910 83 911 154 Q 895 473 895 590 Q 896 630 908 656 Q 921 678 910 691 Q 900 707 850 732 Q 826 744 762 723 Q 603 687 528 677 C 498 673 518 626 546 636 Z", "M 597 551 Q 561 541 590 527 Q 636 506 690 528 Q 724 537 760 548 Q 776 552 778 555 Q 787 565 781 572 Q 772 584 741 588 Q 722 588 647 562 Q 623 556 597 551 Z", "M 607 420 Q 595 424 575 429 Q 565 432 561 427 Q 555 423 562 408 Q 583 362 595 285 Q 596 263 610 247 Q 625 226 630 241 Q 633 250 634 264 L 632 296 Q 622 375 622 395 C 621 415 621 415 607 420 Z", "M 749 305 Q 765 372 785 392 Q 804 414 785 428 Q 767 438 744 453 Q 731 462 679 438 Q 652 429 607 420 C 578 414 594 386 622 395 Q 625 398 691 409 Q 710 413 715 405 Q 722 401 716 373 Q 712 345 704 313 C 697 284 742 276 749 305 Z", "M 634 264 Q 640 264 648 265 Q 682 272 757 276 Q 767 277 768 285 Q 768 292 749 305 L 704 313 Q 700 313 696 311 Q 659 302 632 296 C 603 289 604 263 634 264 Z" ] } 14 strokes 銅 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 294, 830 ], [ 317, 813 ], [ 329, 793 ], [ 305, 723 ], [ 267, 648 ], [ 196, 538 ], [ 166, 502 ], [ 82, 419 ], [ 34, 382 ] ], [ [ 346, 716 ], [ 350, 705 ], [ 396, 681 ], [ 422, 645 ] ], [ [ 195, 495 ], [ 263, 504 ], [ 368, 539 ], [ 417, 542 ] ], [ [ 187, 373 ], [ 247, 373 ], [ 377, 417 ], [ 427, 418 ] ], [ [ 294, 490 ], [ 320, 469 ], [ 315, 232 ], [ 309, 213 ], [ 297, 204 ] ], [ [ 164, 302 ], [ 214, 268 ], [ 230, 237 ] ], [ [ 399, 353 ], [ 415, 329 ], [ 363, 265 ] ], [ 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653 433 677 Q 429 695 401 708 Q 374 717 340 726 C 311 734 310 727 328 703 Z", "M 328 501 Q 416 531 422 534 Q 429 543 424 550 Q 417 560 389 563 Q 368 566 298 536 Q 222 515 205 511 Q 201 511 201 509 C 180 501 180 501 188 495 Q 198 485 233 481 Q 260 480 287 489 L 328 501 Z", "M 341 379 Q 429 407 433 410 Q 440 417 436 426 Q 429 436 401 440 Q 361 444 343 427 C 326 414 324 413 295 408 Q 285 407 279 403 Q 240 391 193 383 Q 160 374 186 361 Q 225 342 275 360 Q 282 363 295 365 L 341 379 Z", "M 333 205 Q 337 301 341 379 L 343 427 Q 343 439 346 461 Q 353 479 328 501 C 306 522 277 517 287 489 Q 294 482 295 408 L 295 365 Q 294 304 293 194 C 293 164 332 175 333 205 Z", "M 180 267 Q 193 252 206 234 Q 216 222 231 222 Q 240 222 245 233 Q 249 246 244 271 Q 241 284 221 295 Q 170 314 160 311 Q 156 307 156 296 Q 157 286 180 267 Z", "M 386 325 Q 377 304 358 270 Q 354 264 359 259 Q 365 259 370 263 Q 419 302 443 316 Q 456 322 452 330 Q 446 340 430 353 Q 414 365 397 365 Q 387 364 388 349 Q 392 339 386 325 Z", "M 293 194 Q 226 178 155 158 Q 136 152 103 154 Q 90 153 88 143 Q 87 130 95 122 Q 117 106 149 86 Q 159 82 172 90 Q 212 118 256 137 Q 325 164 392 192 Q 417 202 436 216 Q 449 223 450 232 Q 446 238 433 235 Q 384 222 333 205 L 293 194 Z", "M 528 677 Q 506 693 482 700 Q 472 701 466 693 Q 462 687 470 676 Q 525 541 487 265 Q 480 220 465 173 Q 458 145 462 126 Q 472 90 484 77 Q 496 62 506 77 Q 537 116 538 331 Q 538 578 546 636 C 549 664 549 664 528 677 Z", "M 546 636 Q 585 655 784 689 Q 803 693 814 681 Q 827 674 833 611 Q 849 403 840 166 Q 840 130 827 121 Q 817 114 768 127 Q 750 133 750 123 Q 750 114 763 106 Q 806 57 828 21 Q 850 -1 864 1 Q 877 4 891 34 Q 910 83 911 154 Q 895 473 895 590 Q 896 630 908 656 Q 921 678 910 691 Q 900 707 850 732 Q 826 744 762 723 Q 603 687 528 677 C 498 673 518 626 546 636 Z", "M 597 551 Q 561 541 590 527 Q 636 506 690 528 Q 724 537 760 548 Q 776 552 778 555 Q 787 565 781 572 Q 772 584 741 588 Q 722 588 647 562 Q 623 556 597 551 Z", "M 607 420 Q 595 424 575 429 Q 565 432 561 427 Q 555 423 562 408 Q 583 362 595 285 Q 596 263 610 247 Q 625 226 630 241 Q 633 250 634 264 L 632 296 Q 622 375 622 395 C 621 415 621 415 607 420 Z", "M 749 305 Q 765 372 785 392 Q 804 414 785 428 Q 767 438 744 453 Q 731 462 679 438 Q 652 429 607 420 C 578 414 594 386 622 395 Q 625 398 691 409 Q 710 413 715 405 Q 722 401 716 373 Q 712 345 704 313 C 697 284 742 276 749 305 Z", "M 634 264 Q 640 264 648 265 Q 682 272 757 276 Q 767 277 768 285 Q 768 292 749 305 L 704 313 Q 700 313 696 311 Q 659 302 632 296 C 603 289 604 263 634 264 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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