tongzhi
/ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/noun
tongzhi is spelled T-O-N-G-Z-H-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tongzhi means “A member of any sexual minority group in Greater China” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tongzhi is tongzhis.
How many letters and syllables are in tongzhi?
| Letters | 7: T-O-N-G-Z-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tongzhi?
Tongzhi appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tongzhi?
- /ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tongzhi
- tongzhis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tongzhi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tongzhi come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).