• 1227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (Tong2)surname Tong
2. tóng (tong2)boy • child • children

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

儿童 (兒童)
童年 
童话 (童話)

Uncommon

女童 
孩童 
神童 
童子 
童心 
童真 
童装 (童裝)
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
金童玉女 

RareShow 39

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.