共同
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
共同 (gòngtóng) · common
共同 (gòngtóng) means “common; shared; together”. It is written with 2 characters: 共 (altogether) + 同 (same). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 共同 is built
The characters
共 gòng · altogether
What 共 is made of
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding one object 廾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
同 tóng · same
What 同 is made of
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
- 几jǐ — how many
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们有共同的爱好。Wǒmen yǒu gòngtóng de àihào.We have a common hobby.
这是我们共同的问题。Zhè shì wǒmen gòngtóng de wèntí.This is a problem we share.
Questions about 共同
What does 共同 mean?
共同 (gòngtóng) means “common; shared; together”.
How do you pronounce 共同?
共同 is pronounced gòngtóng.
Which HSK level is 共同?
共同 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 一共yīgòngin total
- 公共gōnggòngpublic
- 共有gòngyǒuto have in total
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 共计gòngjìto total
- 共鸣gòngmíngresonance
- 共gòngaltogether
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
Learn 共同 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.