同 tóng same
same; together
How to remember 同: 冂 outer limits + 𠮛 piled up = same. Two brides meet at the outer limits of the city park, gifts piled up behind them, and gasp at wearing the same dress.
Component breakdown
同 = 冂 outer limits + 𠮛 piled up
- 冂 outer limits
- 𠮛 piled up
Two brides meet at the outer limits of the city park, gifts piled up behind them, and gasp at wearing the same dress.
How it came to be
A frame with a mouth drawn inside it. Everybody speaking through one opening: in agreement, and in the same place, which is what together means.
How it is used
- Same / together - 相同 (xiāngtóng) identical, 同样 (tóngyàng) likewise, 共同 (gòngtóng) shared.
- Marks fellow members of a group - 同学 (tóngxué) classmate, 同事 (tóngshì) colleague; 同意 (tóngyì) agree is literally same idea.
Characters built with 同
Words with 同
- 同学tóngxuéclassmateHSK 1
- 同意tóngyìagreeHSK 3
- 同事tóngshìcolleagueHSK 3
- 不同bùtóngdifferentHSK 3
- 同时tóngshíat the same timeHSK 4
- 相同xiāngtóngidenticalHSK 4
- 共同gòngtóngtogetherHSK 4
- 同样tóngyàngsameHSK 4
- 同情tóngqíngcompassionHSK 5
- 合同hétóngcontractHSK 5
- 同一tóngyīidenticalHSK 5
- 如同rútónglikeHSK 5
- 胡同hútònglaneHSK 5
- 一同yìtóngtogetherHSK 6
- 同伴tóngbàncompanionHSK 6
- 同类tónglèisimilarHSK 6
- 同行tónghángperson of the same professionHSK 6
- 认同rèntóngto approve ofHSK 6
- 赞同zàntóngto approve ofHSK 6
- 陪同péitóngto accompanyHSK 6
- 不约而同bùyuē’értóngto take the same action without prioHSK 7
- 与众不同yǔzhòng-bùtóngto stand out from the crowdHSK 7
- 共同体gòngtóngtǐcommunityHSK 7
- 同伙tónghuǒcolleagueHSK 7
- 同志tóngzhìcomradeHSK 7
- 同感tónggǎnsame feelingHSK 7
- 同期tóngqīthe corresponding time periodHSK 7
- 同步tóngbùsynchronousHSK 7
- 同比tóngbǐcompared with the same period of the previous yearHSK 7
- 同等tóngděngequal toHSK 7
- 连同liántóngtogether withHSK 7
- 协同xiétóngto cooperateHSK 8
- 同仁tóngréncolleagueHSK 8
- 同盟tóngméngallianceHSK 8
- 同胞tóngbāoborn of the same parentsHSK 8
- 同舟共济tóngzhōu-gòngjìcross a river in the same boat (idiom)HSK 8
- 大同小异dàtóng-xiǎoyìvirtually the sameHSK 8
- 异口同声yìkǒu-tóngshēngdifferent mouths, same voiceHSK 8
- 截然不同jiérán-bùtóngentirely differentHSK 8
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyìto put aside differences and work togetherHSK 9
Example sentences
- 男朋友同我一起去旅行。 Nánpéngyou tóng wǒ yīqǐ qù lǚxíng.My boyfriend and I travel together.
- 他与我同龄。 Tā yǔ wǒ tónglíng.He and I are the same age.
- 他们偕同妻子参加了聚会。 Tāmen xiétóng qīzi cānjiāle jùhuì.They went to the get-together with their wives.
- 我和她是同学。 Wǒ hé tā shì tóngxué.She and I are schoolmates.