Word: 筒 (tǒng) 筒 dictionary entry tǒng tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) Full dictionary entry for 筒 Example sentences using 筒 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 孩子用一个筒当望远镜玩。 Háizi yòng yí gè tǒng dāng wàngyuǎnjìng wán. The child played with a tube as if it were a telescope. 把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。 Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn. Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.