(tóng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

tóng child (as in 儿童) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 216 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 童 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 童

értóng child; children
这是一部儿童电影。
Zhè shì yí bù értóng diànyǐng.
This is a children's movie.
tóngnián childhood
他在农村度过了快乐的童年。
Tā zài nóngcūn dùguò le kuàilè de tóngnián.
He spent a happy childhood in the countryside.

Tasks Featuring 童 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论情感话题
Discuss Emotions · 儿童、童年
tīng All Characters tǒng →

About the character 童

(tóng) means child (as in 儿童). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".