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衕
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同
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alley

HSK 10
Communication →Language
tòng
トウ、ズ
Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (衕)
行 go/row+ 同 same =
衕 alley
行 Meaning component
xíng go/row
go
同 Phonetic component
tóng same
(used in given names)
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Simplified (同)
凡 ordinary+ 口 mouth =
同 together
凡 Iconic component
fán ordinary
variant of 凡[fán]
Depicts a large object like a shoulder carriage.
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Alludes to people speaking together to communicate.
Notes
Similar Characters
卫 defend (simp)衍 develop術 art (trad/jp)衖 lane (archaic)街 street衙 public office衚 alley (trad)衛 protect (jp)衝 collide (trad/jp)衢 highway鴴 plover (trad)鸻 plover (simp)术 skill (simp)彳 step桁 cross-beams of roof珩 the top gem筕 woven bamboo mat絎 baste (trad)绗 baste (simp)荇 a water plant
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
衕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
同 / 衕 [tòng]
see 衚衕|胡同[hú​tòng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
胡同 [hú​tòng] #27,071
variant of 胡同[hú​tòng]
阿拉伯共同市场 [A​lā​bó​Gòng​tóng​Shì​chǎng]
Arab Common Market