同 tóng

1. tóng adjective like; same; similar
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 不约而同 'the same without prior consultation' (CCD '同' 1, p. 1919; CCI p. 29; Guoyu '同' adj; Kroll 2015 '同' 1b, p. 456; Unihan '同'; XHZD '同' 1, p. 754)
2. tóng adverb simultaneously; coincide
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: In the sense of 一齐 (Guoyu '同' v 3; Kroll 2015 '同' 2, p. 456; Unihan '同')
3. tóng adverb together
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 一起 (CCD '同' 3, p. 1919; Guoyu '同' adv; XHZD '同' 3, p. 754)
4. tóng conjunction together
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Coordination 并列
   Notes: 同 is used more commonly in written Chinese (CCD '同' 5, p. 1919; Guoyu '同' conj; XHZD '同' 5, p. 754)
5. tóng verb to be the same
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '同' 2, p. 1919; Kroll 2015 '同' 1c, p. 456; XHZD '同' 2, p. 754)
6. tòng noun an alley; a lane
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In 胡同 (CCD '同' tòng, p. 1927; Guoyu '同' tòng; XHZD '同' tòng, p. 756)
7. tóng prefix same－
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: A prefix for terms like 同族 'same race' (Sun 2006, loc. 1322)
8. tóng verb to do something for somebody
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '同' 6, p. 1919)
9. tóng proper noun Tong
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '同' 8, p. 1919; Guoyu '同' n 3)
10. tóng verb to meet; to gather together; to join with
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 聚集 (Guoyu '同' v 1; Kroll 2015 '同' 1, p. 456)
11. tóng verb to be unified
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 统一 (Guoyu '同' v 2)
12. tóng verb to approve; to endorse
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 赞同 (Guoyu '同' v 4)
13. tóng noun peace; harmony
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 和谐 or 和平 (Guoyu '同' n 1)
14. tóng noun an agreement
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 合同 contract (Guoyu '同' n 2)

Contained in

• 一同 along; together
• 近乎同步 plesiochronous
• 公诸同好(公諸同好) to share for the benefit of all
• 同道中人 kindred spirit
• 同其民人 unite his people
• 同类相聚(同類相聚) like kinds gather together
• 同义词辞典(同義詞辭典) thesaurus
• 同胞 a fellow citizen; a countryman ; siblings
• 有所不同 to differ to some extent
• 同谋(同謀) to conspire with somebody; to plot ; a conspirator; a partner in crime; an accomplice
• 同房 (of a married couple) to have intercourse; to share the same room; of the same family branch
• 同夥 companion
• 形同陌路 to be estranged
• 同辈(同輩) same generation
• 迥然不同 widely different; utterly different
• 同归(同歸) to return for good
• 雌雄同体人(雌雄同體人) a hermaphrodite
• 借据合同(借據合同) an agreement for a loan
• 非同小可 extremely important; no small matter
• 殊途同归(殊途同歸) different routes back to the same origin; different ways of achieving the same goal
• 同日而语(同日而語) to speak of two things on the same day
• 同班同学(同班同學) classmate
• 同源 a common origin ; homology
• 同字框 name of tongzi radical
• 相同名字 like-named; having the same name
• 同轴电缆(同軸電纜) coaxial cable
• 同性 same nature ; homosexual
• 吴越同舟(吳越同舟) Wu and Yue in the same boat; cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end
• 戮力同心 concerted efforts in a common cause; united and working together
• 与此同时(與此同時) at the same time; meanwhile
• 不可同日而语(不可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
• 雌雄同体性(雌雄同體性) hermaphroditism
• 欧洲共同体(歐洲共同體) European Community
• 一掬同情之泪(一掬同情之淚) to shed tears of sympathy
• 性别认同障碍(性別認同障礙) gender identity disorder (GID); gender dysphoria
• 同名同姓 having same given name and family name
• 不同凡响(不同凡響) not a common chord; outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
• 共同社 Kyōdō, Japanese news agency
• 同音词(同音詞) homonym; a homophonic word
• 赏同(賞同) the reward is the same
• 同义反复(同義反復) tautology
• 同寅 colleague
• 四世同堂 four generations under one roof ; Four Generations Under One Roof
• 同花 flush (poker)
• 同乐(同樂) to enjoy together
• 药食同源(藥食同源) food and medicine come from the same source
• 同喜 thank you for your congratulations!; the same to you! (returning a compliment)
• 同胞兄妹 sibling

Also contained in

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• 卷六十一　　　　表第一　　　宰相上 Volume 61 Tables 1: Chancellors 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 165
• 卷六十三　　　　表第三　　　宰相下 Volume 63 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 159
• 卷六十二　　　　表第二　　　宰相中 Volume 62 Tables 2: Chancellors 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 106
• 卷五十六　志第三十七:　百官二 殿前都點檢司 宣徽院 秘書監 國子監 太府監 少府監 軍器監 都水監 諫院 大理寺 弘文院 登聞鼓院 登聞檢院 記注院 集賢院 益政院 武衛軍都指揮使司 衛尉司 戶禮兵刑工部所轄諸司 三路檢察及外路倉庫牧圉等職 Volume 56 Treatises 37: Official Posts 2 - Palace Inspector General, Court of Palace Attendants, Director of the Palace Library, Imperial Academy, Imperial Treasury, Directorate for Imperial Manufacturers, Directorate for Arms, Waterway Inspector, Remonstrance Bureau, Court of Judicial Review, Academy for the Advancement of Literature, Admonishment Drum Court, Admonishment Inspection Court, Notes and Annotation Court, Academy of Scholarly Worthies, Benefits Administration Court, Command of the Military Guard for the Capital, Office for Commandant of Guards, Offices for the Punishment of Ceremonial Guards, Offices for Three Circuits Inspection and Outer Storehouses for Horses History of Jin 金史 — count: 105
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• 卷二百十一 表第二 宰輔二 Volume 211 Tables 2: Chancellors 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 93
• 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 92
• 卷三十 志第十: 音樂三 Volume 30 Treatises 10: Music 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 86
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Collocations

• 攸同 (攸同) 萬福攸同 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧蓼蕭 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Liao Xiao — count: 7
• 赵同 (趙同) 趙同 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 6
• 人同 (人同) 授宗人同 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 5
• 古同 (古同) 古同 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 5
• 子同 (子同) 甘與子同夢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧雞鳴 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Ji Ming — count: 5
• 同欲 (同欲) 而不與民同欲焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧無衣 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wu Yi — count: 5
• 同伐 (同伐) 同伐王城 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 同恤 (同恤) 君命寡人同恤社稷之難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 同寮 (同寮) 及爾同寮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧板 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Ban — count: 3
• 受同 (受同) 乃受同 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 3