同
tóngTraditional: 同
#1358 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
same, together, with
Word origin
An old character traditionally read as a cover 冂 over 一 and 口, suggesting things brought under one mouth or one roof, hence sameness and togetherness.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 冂 (covering) + 一 (one) + 口 (mouth)
Stroke order
同
Examples
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We are students of the same school.
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He is going together with me.
词。
These two words have different meanings.
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I share your view.
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Many people were born in the same year.
同 (tóng) means same, together or with. It is used to express likeness and accompaniment.
Appears in 8 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 同.
不同bù tóngdifferent, unlike, not the same同意tóng yìto agree, to consent, to approve同样tóng yàngsame, similarly, likewise同时tóng shíat the same time, meanwhile, simultaneously同志tóng zhìcomrade, gay person (slang)同学tóng xuéclassmate, fellow student, schoolmate同性恋tóng xìng liànhomosexuality, homosexual person同事tóng shìcolleague, co-worker
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