童

tóng
#1,227 most
frequent character
child

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

童 first showed a torture tool over a person, meaning a male criminal. It later meant a boy servant, then a child or juvenile. In the modern shape the parts no longer carry their old jobs.

Drawn as: torture tool over person

童 as a component in other characters

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撞幢憧瞳潼疃艟
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