Meaning
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
Chinese: 相同、一起。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tong” becomes a different word in each tone. 同 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
- 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
- 不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alike
- 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
- 同样tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly
- 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same
Example Sentence
我和他是同一个班的。Wǒ hé tā shì tóng yí ge bān de.He and I are in the same class.
我WǒI和héand他tāhe是shìis同一tóng yíidentical个ge(measure word)班bānteam的deof。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An outer cover (冂) over 一 and 口: things brought under one cover and one voice — ‘same, together, alike’.
A way to remember it
Under one roof, one voice — the same.