筒 = 竹 + 同

筒 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “thick piece of bamboo”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 同 (same).

Keyword: thick piece of bamboo
Pinyin (Mandarin): tǒng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: толстый кусок бамбука
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 筒 cylinder

Decomposition

ids

竹 bamboo
同 same

How to find 筒 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “same”. 筒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 筒 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.