懂中文 Dong Chinese

铜

tóng

copper

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銅.

Components
钅 meaning component

钅  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

同 sound component

同  Sound component

tóng, tòng

  

together

Evolution

铜 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
铜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
铜 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铜 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
铜 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

铜 (銅) 

tóng

copper, brass, bronze cuprum; copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hóng​tóng]; CL:塊|块[kuài]

Most common words with 铜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铜

copper (chemistry)

青铜

bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xī])

铜板

copper coin

铜牌

bronze medal

黄铜

brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tóng] and zinc 鋅|锌[xīn])