How to write 同 (tóng, “like”)
同, an HSK 1 character, is read tóng for “like” and “same”, and also tòng (“used in 胡同”). As an open-bottom frame character it splits into 凡 (“ordinary”), strokes 1–3; 口 (“mouth”, the radical), strokes 4–6, written the frame first. On its own it is an HSK 5 word; it also forms 同学 (“to study at the same school”), 不同 (“different”) and 同事 (“colleague”). Japanese reads it dou, “same”, as a JLPT N4 kanji.
- Pinyin
- tóng, tòng
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 口 (“mouth”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆top leftrightwards → downwards
- Horizontal ㇐toprightwards
- Vertical ㇑leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn ㇕centerrightwards → down and right → down and left
- Horizontal ㇐centerrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 6 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| tóng second tone | like; same; similar; together; alike | — | 同学 不同 同事 同意 |
| tòng fourth tone | used in 胡同 (hútòng) | — | — |
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- Words with it
- 263 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 同
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同 | tóng | like; same HSK 5 |
| 同学 同學 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student HSK 1 |
| 不同 | bùtóng | different; distinct HSK 3 |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker HSK 3 |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree; to consent HSK 3 |
| 同时 同時 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously HSK 4 |
| 同样 同樣 | tóngyàng | same; equal HSK 4 |
| 共同 | gòngtóng | common; joint HSK 4 |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same HSK 4 |
| 同一 | tóngyī | identical; the same HSK 5 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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