同 tóng — same · English

同

tóng

same

At a glance · 同

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

「同」从冂从口从廿，金文象众人同口，会共同之意。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「同」本义为相同、共同，引申同盟、和同。

Structure

从冂、从口、从廿，会意字，众人同声为同，本为共同。

At a glance

Pinyintóng

Radical口

Strokes6

UnicodeU+540C

Character type会意

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English same same, similar; together with

Français même / ensemble Même, ensemble. «同气连枝» : même sang, branches liées.

Español mismo / junto Mismo, junto. «同气连枝»: misma sangre, ramas unidas.

العربية نفس / معاً نفس، معاً. «同气连枝»: دم واحد، أغصان متّصلة.

Русский тот же / вместе Тот же, вместе. «同气连枝»: одна кровь, ветви связаны.

Common words

同学tóng xuéclassmate
共同gòng tóngcommon

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