同tóng

同

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Simplified Chinese

The character 同 (tóng, "same/together") appears identical in both simplified and traditional forms. Visually, it combines the "mouth" radical (口) within a surrounding frame (冂), originally depicting a cap or covering — a pictograph of remarkable clarity that has endured for millennia. As a phonetic component, it appears in 铜 (copper), 筒 (tube), 洞 (cave), and 桐 (phoenix tree), among others.

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Shuowen

同 is a pictograph of a covered container—a box with a lid pressed down tight—showing a sealed vessel. The original meaning is “together” or “the same,” because the lid tightly encloses the contents, making them uniform. The shape is used to convey the idea of unity and agreement.

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tóng· HSK 1

同tóng

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