从 (cóng): meaning and stroke order
从 (cóng) means from; through; via, (bound form) to follow, (bound form) to obey.
从
- Simplified
- 从
- Traditional
- 從, 从
- Pinyin
- cóng
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Stroke order of 从
从
- cóng variant of 從|从[cong2]
- Cóng surname Cong
- cóng from; through; via; (bound form) to follow
- 4 strokes
- Traditional form: 從
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Meaning of 从
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cóng
Traditional 從
- from; through; via
- (bound form) to follow
- (bound form) to obey
- (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
- (used before a negative) ever
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
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cóng
- variant of 從|从[cong2]
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Cóng
Traditional 從
- surname Cong
Radical and structure
- 从
- Radical 人 (Kangxi radical 9) · 4 strokes · 人 on the left, 人 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 从
- 从来 cóng lái always; at all times
- 从前 cóng qián previously; formerly
- 从小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age
- 自从 zì cóng since (a time); ever since
- 随从 suí cóng to accompany; to follow
- 从此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then
- 从而 cóng ér thus; thereby
从 in our stories
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刘阳从昨天晚上开始肚子疼。
Liú Yáng cóng zuótiān wǎnshang kāishǐ dùzi téng
Liu Yang has had a stomach ache since last night.
From the story Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2
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原来，猫妈妈每天晚上从坏了的窗户进来，给孩子们送吃的。
yuánlái māomāma měitiān wǎnshang cóng huài le de chuānghu jìnlai gěi háizi men sòng chī de
So that was it: every night the mother cat came in through a broken window to bring food to her babies.
From the story The noise upstairs HSK 3
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从那以后，奇怪的事发生了：每天他干完活回家，桌子上都有做好的热饭。
cóng nà yǐhòu qíguài de shì fāshēng le měitiān tā gànwán huó huí jiā zhuōzi shàng dōu yǒu zuò hǎo de rè fàn
From then on something strange happened: every day when he came home from work, a hot meal was waiting on the table.
From the story The river-snail girl HSK 4
Stories using 从
- Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2
- The noise upstairs HSK 3
- The river-snail girl HSK 4
- Twelve hours apart HSK 4
- Flowers in the book return HSK 5
- The three-tier cake HSK 5
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).