Chinese words pronounced tong (any tone) 38 words, in the 4 tones tong is read in. tōng (1st tone) 5 words 通(tōng) go through 嗵(tōng) thump 恫(tōng) grief 痌(tōng) moaning in pain 蓪(tōng) Aralia papyrifera 通(tōng) go through 嗵(tōng) thump 恫(tōng) grief 痌(tōng) moaning in pain 蓪(tōng) Aralia papyrifera tóng (2nd tone) 26 words 同(tóng) same 铜(tóng) copper 童(tóng) child 酮(tóng) ketone 侗(tóng) ignorant 佟(tóng) surname Tong 桐(tóng) tree name 僮(tóng) servant boy 瞳(tóng) pupil of the eye 硐(tóng) grind 彤(tóng) red 鲖(tóng) snakefish 同(tóng) same 銅(tóng) copper 童(tóng) child 酮(tóng) ketone 侗(tóng) ignorant 佟(tóng) surname Tong 桐(tóng) tree name 僮(tóng) servant boy 瞳(tóng) pupil of the eye 硐(tóng) grind 彤(tóng) red 鮦(tóng) snakefish All 26 words pronounced tóng tǒng (3rd tone) 6 words 统(tǒng) gather 筒(tǒng) tube 桶(tǒng) bucket 捅(tǒng) poke 侗(tǒng) used in 儱侗 lǒngtǒng 甬(tǒng) cubic dry measure 統(tǒng) gather 筒(tǒng) tube 桶(tǒng) bucket 捅(tǒng) poke 侗(tǒng) used in 儱侗 lǒngtǒng 甬(tǒng) cubic dry measure tòng (4th tone) 4 words 同(tòng) used in 胡同 hútòng 通(tòng) classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety 痛(tòng) ache 恸(tòng) grief 同(tòng) used in 胡同 hútòng 通(tòng) classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety 痛(tòng) ache 慟(tòng) grief Often confused with tong tun in any tone 17 words