Chinese symbol for “tube”
筒
tǒng
tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tube is 筒 (tǒng), defined as: tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc).
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 “tube”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 管子 | guǎn zi | tube; pipe |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control |
| 插管 | chā guǎn | (medicine) to intubate; intubation |
| 筒子 | tǒng zi | tube-shaped object; tube |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 筒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手电筒 (手電筒) | shǒu diàn tǒng | flashlight; electric hand torch |
| 话筒 (話筒) | huà tǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset |
| 传声筒 (傳聲筒) | chuán shēng tǒng | loudhailer; megaphone |
| 火箭筒 | huǒ jiàn tǒng | bazooka; rocket launcher |
| 圆筒 (圓筒) | yuán tǒng | circular cylinder; drum |
| 电筒 (電筒) | diàn tǒng | flashlight |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tube”.
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.