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同名 (tóng míng) — of the same name (attributive)

Definition

Functioning as an attributive before a noun, 同名 means 'sharing the same name' — typically used to disambiguate or draw a parallel between two people, works, or brands with an identical title.

adjective
of the same name (attributive)

Examples

  • 同名。
    Zhè liǎng běn shū shì tóng míng de.
    These two books are of the same name.
  • 同名。
    Nà bù tóng míng diàn yǐng wǒ yǐ jīng kàn guò le.
    I've already seen that movie of the same name.
  • 同名。
    Jǐ gè tóng míng pǐn pái chū xiàn zài shì chǎng shàng.
    Several brands of the same name appeared on the market.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

同tóngsame
名míngname

同 'same' and 名 'name' combine to mean having the same name.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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