tóng

like

same; similar; together; alike; with

all/common (凡) + mouth (口) = same, together

Imagine many mouths (口) joined together under one shared enclosure (凡), all speaking in unison — that shared voice is sameness. When voices align, people are together and alike.

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Words with 同

同安

tóng ān

see 同安區|同安区[Tong2 an1 Qu1]

同态

tóng tài

(math.) homomorphism

同盟

tóng méng

alliance

通同

tōng tóng

to collude

连同

lián tóng

together with

道不同不相为谋

dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together

关税同盟

guān shuì tóng méng

customs union

阿拉伯共同市场

ā lā bó gòng tóng shì chǎng

Arab Common Market

陪同

péi tóng

to accompany

阴阳合同

yīn yáng hé tóng

a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities

陈希同

chén xī tóng

Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident

随同

suí tóng

accompanying

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