Chinese symbol for “equate”

等同

děng tóng

to equate; equal to

The closest CC-CEDICT match for equate is 等同 (děng tóng), defined as: to equate; equal to.

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Characters and stroke order

等 děng

rank, grade; same, equal; to wait

radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes

同 tóng

same, similar; together with, alike

radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “equate”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
画等号 (畫等號)	huà děng hào	to equate; to consider (two things) to be equivalent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 等同.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
等等	děng děng	et cetera; and so on ...
平等	píng děng	equal; equality
等待	děng dài	to wait; to wait for
等级 (等級)	děng jí	grade; rank
等于 (等於)	děng yú	to equal; to be tantamount to
高等	gāo děng	high-level; higher (animals, education etc)
同时 (同時)	tóng shí	at the same time; simultaneously
不同	bù tóng	different; distinct

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