铜 tóng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 同 same, similar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
铜牌
tóngpái
bronze medal
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 她在决赛中获得铜牌，赛后仍然激动得落泪。 Tā zài juésài zhōng huòdé tóngpái, sài hòu réngrán jīdòng de luòlèi. She won a bronze medal in the final and was still moved to tears afterwards.
- 他在比赛中拿到了一块铜牌，高兴地举给爸爸看。 Tā zài bǐsài zhōng nádào le yí kuài tóngpái, gāoxìng de jǔ gěi bàba kàn. He got a bronze medal in the competition and happily held it up for his dad to see.
- 虽然只得了铜牌，但这已经是他最好的成绩了。 Suīrán zhǐ dé le tóngpái, dàn zhè yǐjīng shì tā zuì hǎo de chéngjì le. Although he only won bronze, it was already his best result.
Related words
- 铜 tóng copper
- 青铜器 qīngtóngqì bronze ware; bronze vessel
- 金牌 jīnpái gold medal
- 牌子 páizi sign
- 银牌 yínpái silver medal
- 名牌儿 míngpáir famous brand
- 牌 pái sign; card
- 奖牌 jiǎngpái medal
- 牌照 páizhào licence; permit
- 王牌 wángpái trump card; ace
- 招牌 zhāopai signboard; shop sign; signature feature
- 季军 jìjūn third place, bronze medalist