同
tóng
- Pinyin
- tóng
- Pinyin (Plain)
- tong
- Tone
- 2
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口
- Readings
- tóngtongTone: 2like; same; similar; together; alike; withOrder: 0Primary
- Stroke Order Code
- Speed
- Stroke Order Data
- ["M 282 732 Q 258 751 232 761 Q 222 762 214 754 Q 210 747 218 735 Q 276 576 226 266 Q 216 215 198 162 Q 188 134 193 111 Q 202 72 215 58 Q 227 42 239 57 Q 267 90 279 237 Q 273 249 289 563 Q 293 650 299 687 C 303 717 303 717 282 732 Z", "M 299 687 Q 306 687 314 689 Q 477 729 676 757 Q 703 763 716 747 Q 732 740 739 667 Q 761 424 753 148 Q 753 108 738 96 Q 720 83 631 99 Q 612 102 615 91 Q 616 82 631 77 Q 712 28 754 -11 Q 779 -33 794 -29 Q 807 -25 819 8 Q 835 60 831 135 Q 804 514 803 654 Q 802 699 815 726 Q 828 751 816 764 Q 804 780 749 807 Q 727 817 705 812 Q 543 758 282 732 C 252 729 270 681 299 687 Z", "M 384 586 Q 351 580 375 565 Q 414 544 464 555 Q 530 568 599 583 Q 630 590 635 594 Q 642 601 639 609 Q 632 619 606 627 Q 578 631 551 621 Q 515 609 477 600 Q 434 590 384 586 Z", "M 406 441 Q 396 447 366 453 Q 354 456 351 451 Q 344 445 352 430 Q 377 376 391 288 Q 394 261 409 243 Q 425 222 431 237 Q 435 250 434 271 L 430 302 Q 418 384 417 412 C 416 436 416 436 406 441 Z", "M 600 324 Q 618 393 649 419 Q 664 435 651 451 Q 579 503 542 479 Q 478 458 406 441 C 377 434 388 403 417 412 Q 423 416 542 439 Q 557 443 563 437 Q 572 428 570 410 Q 563 367 554 328 C 547 299 592 295 600 324 Z", "M 434 271 Q 440 271 448 272 Q 500 284 612 292 Q 622 293 624 301 Q 624 308 600 324 C 586 333 584 333 554 328 Q 553 328 552 328 Q 485 312 430 302 C 400 297 404 270 434 271 Z"]
- Meaning
- “同” most commonly means “same; together; with,” used to show people or things are the same or are doing something together (e.g., “跟你同去” = “go with you”). It can also mean “to agree” or “to share” in some contexts, but its core idea is about sameness or being together.
- Metadata
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Usage
The character 同 (tóng) basically means “same” or “together,” and learners first meet it in beginner words like 同学 (tóngxué, classmate / fellow student), 一样/相同 (yīyàng/xiāngtóng, the same), and 同意 (tóngyì, to agree). In these, it marks shared identity, opinion, or situation: classmates study together, people who 同意 share the same view, and 相同 things are identical. You also see it early in set phrases such as 同时 (tóngshí, at the same time), 共同 (gòngtóng, shared / common), and 不同 (bùtóng, different). 同 is also a very common preposition-like word in modern Chinese, especially in written or formal style, roughly meaning “with” or “to”: e.g. 同他聊天 (tóng tā liáotiān, chat with him), 同中国建立外交关系 (establish diplomatic relations with China). In everyday speech, 跟 (gēn) or 和 (hé) often replace it, but textbooks and news still use 同 a lot. As a component, it appears inside many common characters and words (e.g. 铜 tóng “copper,” 筒 tǒng “tube”), so learners frequently see it both as an independent word and as a building block in compounds.
Handwriting Notes
同 is usually written as a fairly square shape: a horizontal line at the top, a “box” underneath, and a short vertical line in the middle that does not touch the bottom. In normal handwriting, the outer “box” (冂) is often narrower than in print, and the lower horizontal stroke tends to extend a bit past the vertical sides, making the character look slightly wider at the bottom than at the top. The inner vertical stroke is usually short and centered, and many writers curve or angle it very slightly rather than keeping it perfectly straight, but it should clearly stay inside the “box” and not connect with the top or bottom lines. Handwritten forms can vary in how tight or open the outer frame looks, how long the bottom stroke is, and how prominent the inner vertical is: some people write it lightly so it almost disappears in quick notes, while others make it relatively bold. In cursive or very fast writing, the corners of the outer frame may become rounded and some strokes can connect in a single motion, but the visual idea of “a frame with a small line inside” is still preserved. Modern AI handwriting recognition systems are trained on many such variations, so they learn to recognize 同 even when it is written loosely, with slight distortions or personal style differences.
Description
“同” is a common Chinese character meaning “same,” “together,” or “with,” as in expressing similarity or doing something jointly. It is used in words like 同学 (classmate), 相同 (the same), and 一同 (together).
Common Words
- 同tong2like
- 同位tong2 wei4par
- 同侪tong2 chai2peer
- 如同ru2 tong2like
- 共同gong4 tong2common
Example Sentences
我喜欢同。
wo3 xi3 huan5 tong2
I like like.
同位很常见。
tong2 wei4 hen3 chang2 jian4
同位 is very common.
我们在学习同侪。
wo3 men5 zai4 xue2 xi2 tong2 chai2
We are learning peer.
这个如同很重要。
zhe4 ge5 ru2 tong2 hen3 zhong4 yao4
This like is important.
请写一下“同”。
qing3 xie3 yi1 xia4 tong2
Please write '同'.