Definitions
Etymology
Depicts a large object (凡) like a shoulder carriage that requires the cooperation of multiple people working together to carry.
About
The character 同 is an ideogrammic compound where 処 serves as both a phonetic element and a semantic hint for "all" or "general", combined with the mouth component 口. Together, they visually convey the idea of many speaking with one voice or sharing a unified opinion. Its core meaning involves sameness, equality, and togetherness. It functions as an adjective meaning "identical", an adverb meaning "together", and a preposition indicating shared participation.
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我们同班。
他和我是同乡。
我同意你的看法。
请大家同时开始。
这两个问题性质不同。
他们共同完成了这个项目。
我对他的遭遇深表同情。
经济发展应与环境保护同步。