Chinese symbol for “unison”
同音
tóng yīn
(music) unison; (linguistics) homophonous; homonymic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unison is 同音 (tóng yīn), defined as: (music) unison; (linguistics) homophonous; homonymic.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同音.
| 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 |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unison”.
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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