(tóng)

HSK 412 strokes

surname Tong

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tóng
Meaning
surname Tong
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱立里

A child standing 立 in the village 里

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

értóng
HSK 4

child

Open 儿童 page →
tóngnián
HSK 4

childhood

Open 童年 page →
tóng

(Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by…

Open 乩童 page →
xiāntóng

elf; leprechaun

Open 仙童 page →
tóng

little girl

Open 女童 page →

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