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同音字
tóngyīnzì
Description
“同音字”就是读音一样，但写法和意思不一样的字。
"同音字" are characters that have the same pronunciation but different writing and meanings.
比如“工”和“公”，它们的读音都一样，是同音字。
For example, "工" and "公" have the same pronunciation and are 同音字.
Meanings
同音字tóngyīnzì
characters that sound the same but differ in form or meaning
中文里有很多同音字，很容易写错。
There are many homophones in Chinese, making it easy to write mistakes.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
同 (same) + 音 (sound) + 字 (character), literally 'same-sound characters'.
- Nuance
focuses on identical pronunciation; distinct from 多音字 (one character, multiple readings).
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