相同
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
相同 (xiāngtóng) · identical
相同 (xiāngtóng) means “identical; same”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 同 (same). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 相同 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (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
我们的想法相同。Wǒmen de xiǎngfǎ xiāngtóng.Our ideas are the same.
这两个字相同吗？Zhè liǎng ge zì xiāngtóng ma?Are these two characters the same?
Questions about 相同
What does 相同 mean?
相同 (xiāngtóng) means “identical; same”.
How do you pronounce 相同?
相同 is pronounced xiāngtóng.
Which HSK level is 相同?
相同 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
Learn 相同 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.