橐

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sack; tube open at both ends; (onom.) footsteps

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 冖石木 ? unknown part

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
橐中装	tuó zhōng zhuāng	gems; jewels; valuables
橐笔	tuó bǐ	to make one's living by writing
橐囊	tuó náng	sacks; bags
持橐簪笔	chí tuó zān bǐ	to serve as a counselor (idiom)
橐驼	tuó tuó	camel; hunchback
橐橐	tuó tuó	(onom.) footsteps
橐笥	tuó sì	bag; satchel
橐龠	tuó yuè	bellows for blowing up the fire in a furnace etc

These characters use 橐 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
橐 sound part	tuó	bag, sack; a hollow tub open at both ends
蠹	dù	moth, bookworm; moth-eaten, worm-eaten