Chinese words pronounced tong (any tone) 35 words, in the 4 tones tong is read in. tōng (1st tone) 4 words 通(tōng) to go through 嗵(tōng) thump 痌(tōng) moaning in pain 蓪(tōng) Aralia papyrifera 通(tōng) to go through 嗵(tōng) thump 痌(tōng) moaning in pain 蓪(tōng) Aralia papyrifera tóng (2nd tone) 24 words 同(tóng) like 铜(tóng) copper 童(tóng) child 酮(tóng) ketone 侗(tóng) ignorant 同(tóng) like 銅(tóng) copper 童(tóng) child 酮(tóng) ketone 侗(tóng) ignorant All 24 words pronounced tóng tǒng (3rd tone) 5 words 统(tǒng) to gather 筒(tǒng) tube 桶(tǒng) bucket 捅(tǒng) to poke 甬(tǒng) cubic dry measure 統(tǒng) to gather 筒(tǒng) tube 桶(tǒng) bucket 捅(tǒng) to poke 甬(tǒng) cubic dry measure tòng (4th tone) 3 words 通(tòng) classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety 痛(tòng) ache 恸(tòng) grief 通(tòng) classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety 痛(tòng) ache 慟(tòng) grief Often confused with tong tun in any tone 16 words