同音

tóngyīn

adjective #13,463

Meanings

1 homophonous; having the same pronunciation
2 (music) unison

Characters

same; identical

sound; pronunciation

Examples

HSK 2

买和卖不是同音字。

Mǎi hé mài bù shì tóngyīnzì.

'Buy' and 'sell' are not homophones in Chinese.

HSK 2

中文里有很多同音词。

Zhōngwén lǐ yǒu hěnduō tóngyīn cí.

There are many homophones in Chinese.

Tips

culture

Homophones are culturally important in Chinese. Many taboos and lucky customs are based on 同音 - e.g. 4 (sì) sounds like 死 (death), and fish (鱼 yú) sounds like 余 (surplus), making it a New Year symbol.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

音 yīn