同
同 character breakdown
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
冂
=
丨
+
㇆
:
Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: kind of looks like a map.
Zeus (ju) found a secret map (冂) that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone (丨) in front of the engine ((e)ng1), so he took a plow (㇆) and dug up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one.
Zeus (ju) found a secret map (冂) that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone (丨) in front of the engine ((e)ng1), so he took a plow (㇆) and dug up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one.
Characters with 同 as component
quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.)
Words with 同
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof