Chinese symbol for “similarly”
同样
tóng yàng
Traditional: 同樣
same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
The closest CC-CEDICT match for similarly is 同样 (tóng yàng), defined as: same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同样.
| 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 |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 这样 (這樣) | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 怎样 (怎樣) | zěn yàng | how; what kind |
See also: Japanese symbol for “similarly”.
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.