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童 - tóng

child, boy, servant boy; virgin

child, boy, servant boy; virgin

How to read 童

Click 童 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintóng
Englishchild, boy, servant boy; virgin
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

童乩 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 童便. Please read 童儿 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 乩童[ji1 tong2]
urine of boys under 12, used as medicine
boy
virgin female

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 童 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 童乩 and 童便 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 童.