tóng = tu + (e)ng2
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
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see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
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How to pronounce 同

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

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+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

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= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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同 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 同 as component

tóng = tu + (e)ng2
ignorant
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dòng = du + (e)ng4
cave / cavern
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tóng = tu + (e)ng2
name of a mountain
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Words with 同

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to be narrowly partisan / to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views
to share the same origins; to have common roots
cognate; words having a common origin

Sentences with 同

zhè
táo
fēi
tóng
xiǎo
 
 
jiǔ
qiān
nián
 
 
kāi
huā

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tóng / tòng

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