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(tóng) - same, together, with in Mandarin

tóng

Traditional: 同

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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

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Examples

We are students of the same school.

He is going together with me.

These two words have different meanings.

I share your view.

Many people were born in the same year.

同 (tóng) means same, together or with. It is used to express likeness and accompaniment.

Where this fits

Appears in 8 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 同.

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This word is part of lesson 28.