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童
tóng
1. child
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

童
tóng
child, boy; servant boy; virgin
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

顽童
wántóng
urchin
仙童
xiāntóng
elf
儿童
értóng
child
HSK 4
童乩
tóngjī
medium who communicates with the dead (Daoism)
童便
tóngbiàn
urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
童儿
tóngér
boy
童女
tóngnǚ
virgin female
童子
tóngzǐ
boy
童工
tónggōng
child labor
童年
tóngnián
childhood
童床
tóngchuáng
crib
童心
tóngxīn
childish heart
童星
tóngxīng
child star
童生
tóngshēng
candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
童男
tóngnán
virgin male
童真
tóngzhēn
childishness
童稚
tóngzhì
child
童蒙
tóngméng
young and ignorant
童装
tóngzhuāng
children's clothing
童话
tónghuà
children's fairy tales
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

童
Tóng
surname Tong

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,228
Word Frequency Rank
1,763 of 84,292