同 Stroke Order — How to Write 同

Stroke Order

同 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

同 Radical and Character Components

Components:凡口

同 is an ideographic compound. Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口.

Radical: 口 + 3 more strokes

同 Pronunciation and Pinyin

tóng
tòng

Meanings of 同 in Chinese

tóng同

Same, identical, alike; together with.

我们对这个项目的看法完全相同。

Our views on this project are exactly the same.

To be together, common, or same; often implies joint action or shared status.

我们共同完成了这个项目。

We jointly completed this project.

To be with; to associate or share with (someone); to be involved with.

她喜欢同朋友们一起分享快乐。

She likes to share happiness with her friends.

tòng同

Used exclusively in the word "胡同" (hútòng), which means "hutong" or "alley". In this context, "同" (tòng) does not have an independent meaning but forms part of the compound noun.

他喜欢在老胡同里散步。

He likes to take a walk in old hutongs.

Common Words and Phrases with 同

tóng同àn案

Codefendants; (historically) scholars who passed the imperial examinations in the same year.

在审判过程中，同案被告提供了重要证词，帮助澄清了案件的真相。

During the trial, the co-defendant provided important testimony, which helped clarify the truth of the case.

tóng同àn案fàn犯

accomplice

警方正在审问主犯及其同案犯，试图还原案件的真相。

The police are interrogating the principal offender and his accomplices, trying to reconstruct the truth of the case.

tóng同àn案fēn分lí离

In criminal proceedings, the act of separating a single case involving multiple co-defendants into two or more individual trials for separate adjudication (also known as severance of trials).

为了确保每位被告人都能得到公正的审判，法庭决定对这起复杂的案件实行同案分离

To ensure that each defendant receives a fair trial, the court decided to implement severance of defendants for this complex case.

tóng同bān班

In the same class; classmate

小明和我是同班同学，我们经常一起讨论数学题。

Xiao Ming and I are in the same class, and we often discuss math problems together.

tóng同bān班tóng同xué学

classmate

我和李华是小学时的同班同学，我们经常一起学习和玩耍

Li Hua and I were classmates in primary school, and we often studied and played together.

tóng同bàn伴

A companion or partner, especially someone with whom one works or lives.

在这次旅程中，我结识了几位有趣的同伴。

On this journey, I met several interesting companions.

tóng同bāo胞

compatriot; fellow countryman; sibling

他们是同胞，从小一起长大，感情深厚。

They are siblings, grew up together from childhood, and have a deep affection for each other.

tóng同bèi辈

Peers; people of the same generation, age group, or rank.

他在同辈中表现突出，总是能提出新颖的观点

He stands out among his peers, always able to put forward novel ideas.

tóng同bìng病

similarly afflicted (people)

我和他都因为项目延期而感到压力巨大，真可谓同病相怜

Both he and I are under immense stress due to the project delay, truly fellow sufferers.

tóng同bìng病xiāng相lián怜

Fellow sufferers sympathize with each other.

失恋的她遇到了同样刚刚分手的他，两人不禁同病相怜，互相倾诉起了心事。

Having just broken up, she met him, who had also just broken up. They couldn't help but feel sympathy for each other, sharing their woes as misery loves company.

tóng同bù步

To happen or operate at the same time or rate; to be in sync.