同

Character

同 tóng · tòng

HSK 1Character2 readings

the same (as in 同样 the same, 同学 classmate, 同事 colleague)

Radical: 口
Strokes: 6
Structure: Surrounds from above
Parts: 凡口
Traditional: 同
Frequency: #118 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

tóngMain reading tòngRare reading

tóng

tong2Main readingHSK 6

the same (as in 同样 the same, 同学 classmate, 同事 colleague)
together; with (as in 同意 to agree, to say yes)

Examples

我和她是同学。
wǒ hé tā shì tóng xué
She and I are classmates.
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今天我同他一起去。
jīn tiān wǒ tóng tā yì qǐ qù
Today I go with him.
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Words that use “同” as tóng

同学tóng xuéclassmateWordHSK 1 不同bù tóngdifferentWordHSK 2 同事tóng shìa person you work with at the same company or officeWordHSK 2 同时tóng shíat the same timeWordHSK 2 同样tóng yàngthe sameWordHSK 2 相同xiāng tóngthe sameWordHSK 2 共同gòng tóngshared by two or more people or thingsWordHSK 3 同意tóng yìto say yes to a plan, idea, or requestWordHSK 3

tòng

tong4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is tóng.

used in 胡同 (hú tòng) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “同” as tòng

胡同hú tònglaneWord 死胡同sǐ hú tòngdead endWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 同

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Same radical 口

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和hé 吗ma 嗎ma 可kě 后hòu 名míng 台tái 员yuán 員yuán 喜xǐ 噹dāng 吃chī

同