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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “shared”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共用 | gòng yòng | to share the use of; to have joint use of; communal (bathroom); shared (antenna) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 共通.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 共有 | gòng yǒu | in total there are ...; to own jointly |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 共享 | gòng xiǎng | to share; to enjoy together |
| 共识 (共識) | gòng shí | common understanding; consensus |
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to 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.