同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
同胞
tóngbāo
compatriot; sibling of the same parents
Characters in this word
胞 bāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 海外同胞向灾区捐赠了大量医疗物资，体现了强烈的共同体意识。 Hǎiwài tóngbāo xiàng zāiqū juānzèng le dàliàng yīliáo wùzī, tǐxiàn le qiángliè de gòngtóngtǐ yìshí. Overseas compatriots donated a large amount of medical supplies to the disaster area, showing a strong sense of community.
- 他们是同胞兄妹，长得非常像。 Tāmen shì tóngbāo xiōngmèi, zhǎng de fēicháng xiàng. They are brother and sister from the same parents; they look very much alike.
- 许多同胞在国外工作，但每年春节都会回家。 Xǔduō tóngbāo zài guówài gōngzuò, dàn měinián Chūnjié dōu huì huíjiā. Many compatriots work abroad but return home every Spring Festival.