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Chinese symbol for “shared”

共通
gòng tōng
universal; applicable to all (or both); shared; common

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shared is 共通 (gòng tōng), defined as: universal; applicable to all (or both); shared; common.

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

共 gòng
all, total; together; to share
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes
通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “shared”

WordPinyinMeaning
共用gòng yòngto share the use of; to have joint use of; communal (bathroom); shared (antenna)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 共通.

WordPinyinMeaning
共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
公共gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
共有gòng yǒuin total there are ...; to own jointly
共和国 (共和國)gòng hé guórepublic
共享gòng xiǎngto share; to enjoy together
共识 (共識)gòng shícommon understanding; consensus
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic

See also: Japanese symbol for “shared”.

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.

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