Chinese symbol for “classmate”
同班同学
tóng bān tóng xué
Traditional: 同班同學
classmate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for classmate is 同班同学 (tóng bān tóng xué), defined as: classmate.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “classmate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同学 (同學) | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 砚友 (硯友) | yàn yǒu | classmate; fellow student |
| 学友 (學友) | xué yǒu | schoolmate; classmate |
| 同班 | tóng bān | to be in the same class; to be in the same squad |
| 同砚 (同硯) | tóng yàn | classmate; fellow student |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同班同学.
| 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 |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing |
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
See also: Japanese symbol for “classmate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.