同志
Old HSK 6
同志 (tóngzhì) · comrade
同志 (tóngzhì) means “comrade”. It is written with 2 characters: 同 (same) + 志 (determination). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 同志 is built
The characters
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)
志 zhì · determination
What 志 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: The mind 心 of a scholar 士; 士 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
王同志，你好！Wáng tóngzhì, nǐ hǎo!Hello, Comrade Wang!
老同志们一起回忆过去。Lǎo tóngzhì men yìqǐ huíyì guòqu.The old comrades reminisced together about the past.
Questions about 同志
What does 同志 mean?
同志 (tóngzhì) means “comrade”.
How do you pronounce 同志?
同志 is pronounced tóngzhì.
Which HSK level is 同志?
同志 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 不同bùtóngdifferent
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 同样tóngyàngsame
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 合同hétongcontract
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
Learn 同志 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 181: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.