Depicts a tool (辛) piercing through a person's eye (目). This was usually given as punishment to criminals. 東 was added later to represent the sound. Based on the original meaning "male criminal". The meaning later shifted to "boy servant" (now written as 僮) and "child".
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Historical Evolution
童
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
童
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
童
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
童
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
童
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
童
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
童
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
童
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
童
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
童
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
童
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
童
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
童
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
童
Regular
Modern
Chinese
童 [Tóng]
surname Tong
童 [tóng]
child
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
童 どう
Dou surname
童 わか
Waka unclassified name
童 わらべ
Warabe female given name
CHINESE WORDS (108)
儿童 [értóng] #1,983
child
儿童 [értóng] #1,983
child
童年 [tóngnián] #4,806
childhood
童话 [tónghuà] #5,617
children's fairy tales
童话 [tónghuà] #5,617
children's fairy tales
童子军 [Tóngzǐjūn] #4,983
Scout (youth organization)
童子军 [Tóngzǐjūn] #4,983
Scout (youth organization)
孩童 [háitóng] #13,376
child
女童 [nǚtóng] #20,844
small girl
神童 [shéntóng] #16,821
child prodigy
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JAPANESE WORDS (105)
童貞 [どうてい] #10,436
virginity (of a male)
⭐ 児童 [じどう] #14,629
children
⭐ 童話 [どうわ] #15,931
children's story
⭐ 童顔 [どうがん] #18,611
child's face
⭐ 神童 [しんどう] #24,115
child prodigy
童子 [どうじ] #25,225
boy
河童 [かっぱ] #28,716
kappa
童女 [どうじょ] #29,852
(young) girl
⭐ 童心 [どうしん] #34,525
child's mind
小童 [こわっぱ] #37,453
boy
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KOREAN WORDS (4)