同 — Chinese character
同
tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
- Pinyin
- tóng
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 凡 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口
- Traditional
- 衕
- Japanese
- 同 as a kanji
Common words with 同
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 同学 (同學) | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 同一 | tóng yī | identical; the same |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 合同 | hé tong | contract; agreement; measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 认同 (認同) | rèn tóng | to approve of; to endorse |
English words written with 同
- different
- together
- contract
- fellow
- comparison
- contemporary
- meanwhile
- similarly
- collaboration
- identical
- simultaneously
- sympathy
同 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 11 · Analects 9 · Art of War 5 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 58 · Zhuangzi 103 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 56
- Analects 3.16
- Analects 7.30
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 13.23
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