同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
同伴
tóngbàn
companion
Characters in this word
伴 bàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 半 half
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 登山时要随时留意同伴的体力，不能只顾自己向前走。 Dēngshān shí yào suíshí liúyì tóngbàn de tǐlì, bù néng zhǐ gù zìjǐ xiàng qián zǒu. When climbing a mountain, you should always pay attention to your companion's strength and not just push ahead yourself.
- 旅行时有个好同伴，路上就不会觉得无聊。 Lǚxíng shí yǒu ge hǎo tóngbàn, lùshang jiù bú huì juéde wúliáo. Having a good companion on a trip keeps you from getting bored on the road.
- 孩子在公园里找到了新同伴，玩得很开心。 Háizi zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le xīn tóngbàn, wán de hěn kāixīn. The child found new playmates in the park and had a lot of fun.