同
衕tòng
#69 most
frequent character
see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
同 shows a large tray, once a variant of 凡, with 口 mouth beside it. The tray was too big for one person, so people had to talk and work together. That first meaning grew to 'together', 'same', and 'and'.
Drawn as: oversized tray; mouth
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