Which Chinese characters are pronounced tong?

This page lists 25 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable tong, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all tong characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable tong while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing tong characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin tong

Learn how to write 25 Chinese characters pronounced “tong” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “tong” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

同tóng

HSK 1Learn →

通tōng

to go through

HSK 4Learn →

桶tǒng

bucket

HSK 4Learn →

童tóng

surname Tong

HSK 4Learn →

痛tòng

ache

HSK 4Learn →

统tǒng

to gather

HSK 5Learn →

铜tóng

copper (chemistry)

HSK 6Learn →

筒tǒng

tube

HSK 6Learn →

捅tǒng

to poke; to jab

HSK 7–9Learn →

TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced tóng

14 dictionary entries use the pronunciation tóng, including 同 (like), 童 (surname Tong), 铜 (copper (chemistry)), 仝 (Chinese character), 佟 (surname Tong).

14 characters

同tóng

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童tóng

surname Tong

12 strokes View →

铜tóng

copper (chemistry)

11 strokes View →

仝tóng

Chinese character

5 strokes View →