• 69th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 296 words
  • Component in 20 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (tong2)like • same • similar • together • alike • with
2. tòng (tong4)see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

不同 
共同 
同事 
同学 (同學)
同时 (同時)
同样 (同樣)

Uncommon

一同 
不约而同 (不約而同)
共同点 (共同點)
合同 
同人 
同仁 
同伴 
同在 
同居 
同志 
同性 
同性恋 (同性戀)
同情 
同意 
同感 
同桌 
同步 
同班 
同盟 
同胞 
同行 
同路 
同道 
同龄 (同齡)
同龄人 (同齡人)
大同 
如同 
志同道合 
感同身受 
相同 
胡同 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
认同 (認同)
赞同 (讚同)
陪同 
雷同 
党同伐异 (黨同伐異)

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  • 1406th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 67 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan • abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
2. gān (gan1)sweet • willing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
甘心 

Uncommon

不甘心 
同甘共苦 
心甘 
洋甘菊 
甘之如饴 (甘之如飴)
甘地 
甘孜 
甘于 (甘於)
甘油 
甘泉 
甘甜 
甘肃 (甘肅)
甘肃省 (甘肅省)
甘苦 
甘草 
甘蔗 
甘蓝 (甘藍)
甘愿 (甘願)
苦尽甘来 (苦盡甘來)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)

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  • 330th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 190 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gòng (gong4)common • general • to share • together • total • altogether • abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gòng (gong4)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

一共 
公共 
共同 

Uncommon

中共 
共事 
共享 
共同点 (共同點)
共和 
共和国 (共和國)
共和党 (共和黨)
共存 
共性 
共振 
共生 
共产主义 (共產主義)
共产党 (共產黨)
共产党人 (共產黨人)
共用 
共处 (共處)
共计 (共計)
共识 (共識)
共鸣 (共鳴)
同甘共苦 
总共 (總共)

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  • 633rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ku3)bitter • hardship • pain • to suffer • to bring suffering to • painstakingly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ku3)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ku3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

痛苦 
辛苦 

Uncommon

何苦 
刻苦 
劳苦 (勞苦)
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
受苦 
吃苦 
艰苦 (艱苦)
苦力 
苦命 
苦工 
苦心 
苦闷 (苦悶)
苦恼 (苦惱)
苦涩 (苦澀)
苦瓜 
苦痛 
苦笑 
苦苦 
苦难 (苦難)
诉苦 (訴苦)
辛辛苦苦 
酸甜苦辣 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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