桶 tǒng bucket
bucket; pail; can; barrel
How to remember 桶: 木 tree + 甬 bell = bucket. Under the apple tree, the farmer rings a little bell, and the children come running with an empty bucket for the fallen apples.
Component breakdown
桶 = 木 tree + 甬 bell
- 木 tree
- 甬 bell
Under the apple tree, the farmer rings a little bell, and the children come running with an empty bucket for the fallen apples.
How it is used
- 'Bucket, barrel, pail, keg' - 一桶水 (yì tǒng shuǐ) a bucket of water, and also a measure word for barrel-fuls.
- 垃圾桶 (lājītǒng) = trash can; 马桶 (mǎtǒng) = toilet (bowl).
- With the 木 (wood) radical historically, though modern buckets are often plastic or metal.