桶 Strokes Write it Listen 桶 tǒng bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc) HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden甬soundyǒngpath; river in Ningbo; Ningbo How it works木 hints at the meaning (wood), and 甬 yǒng hints at the sound.