滚筒
gǔn​tǒng

drum

滚 gǔn turn Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 衮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滾.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

衮
衮 Sound component
gǔn imperial robe

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkluːnʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

筒 tǒng thick piece of bamboo

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Originally written as 同.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

同
同 Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduwnglˤoŋtube
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋs
Unicodedhung

說文解字

通簫也。从竹同聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

滾 gǔn turn Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 袞 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

袞
袞 Sound component
imperial robe

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodeguən

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode