Chinese symbol for “bucket”
桶
tǒng
bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); 个 (gè),只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bucket is 桶 (tǒng), defined as: bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); 个 (gè),只 (zhī).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bucket”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水桶 | shuǐ tǒng | bucket |
| 车斗 (車斗) | chē dǒu | open-topped container (mounted on a truck or cart) for carrying loads; dump box (of a dump truck) |
| 筲 | shāo | basket; bucket |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 桶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马桶 (馬桶) | mǎ tǒng | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4se4tong3] |
| 水桶 | shuǐ tǒng | bucket |
| 饭桶 (飯桶) | fàn tǒng | rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead |
| 木桶 | mù tǒng | cask |
| 大桶 | dà tǒng | barrel; vat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bucket”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.