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Chinese symbol for “simultaneously”

同时
tóng shí
Traditional: 同時
at the same time; simultaneously

The closest CC-CEDICT match for simultaneously is 同时 (tóng shí), defined as: at the same time; simultaneously.

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

同 tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “simultaneously”

WordPinyinMeaning
并 (並)bìngand; furthermore
边 (邊)biānside; edge
一面yī miànone side; one aspect
载 (載)zàito carry; to convey
一头 (一頭)yī tóuone head; a head full of sth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 同时.

WordPinyinMeaning
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
同样 (同樣)tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time

See also: Japanese symbol for “simultaneously”.

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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