Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); boy; child; children

Chinese: 孩子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tong” becomes a different word in each tone. 童 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 儿童ér tóngchild
  • 童年tóng niánchildhood
  • 童话tóng huàchildren's fairy tales
  • 童生tóng shēngcandidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
  • 童子tóng zǐ(literary) boy

Example Sentence

童年的快乐时光让人难忘。Tóng nián de kuài lè shí guāng ràng rén nán wàng.The happy times of childhood are unforgettable.

童年Tóng niánchildhooddeof快乐kuài lèhappy时光shí guāngtimeràngto letrénperson难忘nán wàngunforgettable