Chinese surname · rank 162
童
童 is read as tóng.
Pinyin
tóng
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 童
Basic meaning
child, boy, servant boy; virgin
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Legendary antiquity; mytho-historical layer before 2070 BCE, not a verifiable calendar year
Place: Legendary Laotong line plus places or states named Tong; not pinned to one single locality.
Origin note
Tong should be written cautiously as a traditional multi-origin surname. Older accounts connect it with the legendary Laotong line, while other branches are explained through Tong place or state names.
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