Definition
同人 (tóng rén) has two distinct meanings: (1) the name of a hexagram in the I Ching (Yijing), and (2) in modern internet culture, it refers to fan-created works (fan fiction, fan art, doujinshi) based on existing media. The second meaning is far more common in everyday usage among younger Chinese speakers. Note that the pinyin for the word is tóng rén, not just tóng.
noun
fan fictiondoujinshi (fan-created derivative works)
Examples
- 同人。Tā xǐhuan kàn dòngmàn tóng.He likes to read anime fan fiction.
- 同人。Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le hěn duō tóng běn.I bought a lot of doujinshi books online.
- 同人。tóng chuàngzuò shì yì zhǒng biǎodá fāngshì.Fan fiction creation is a form of expression.
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