Chinese symbol for “comparison”
异同
yì tóng
Traditional: 異同
comparison; differences and similarities
The closest CC-CEDICT match for comparison is 异同 (yì tóng), defined as: comparison; differences and similarities.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “comparison”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 比拟 (比擬) | bǐ nǐ | to compare; to draw a parallel |
| 比对 (比對) | bǐ duì | comparison; to verify by comparing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 异同.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 异常 (異常) | yì cháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally |
| 异议 (異議) | yì yì | objection; dissent |
| 怪异 (怪異) | guài yì | monstrous; strange |
| 诡异 (詭異) | guǐ yì | strange; weird |
| 优异 (優異) | yōu yì | exceptional; outstandingly good |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “comparison”.
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.