different; other; hetero-

Made up of [ gǒng two hands radical 55, snake; 6th earthly branch and zodiac element radical 49]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 6 strokes.
Ancient form is man, perhaps wearing a mask, holding up his arms. Possibly denotes someone giving deference to a 'different' class of person

Related characters


Also uses gǒng component: kāi (begin) 廿 niàn (twenty) ; suàn (calculate)
Also uses component: bāo (to cover) gǎng (harbor)

Sounds same

(easy) ; 亿 (100,000,000) ; ; (justice) ; (also) ; (city) ; (catch) ; (skill) ; (to recollect) ; (idea)

Different tone

(one) ; (doctor) ; (clothes) ; (clothes) ; ; (proper) ; (barbarians) ; (hidden) ; (to use) ; (chair) ; (already) ; (twist)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

同床异梦 tóng chuáng yì mèng Not everyone thinks the same
异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng Different methods giving the same result. Different but equally satisfactory.