從 (cóng)
from / to follow
How 從 is written
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — step
- Traditional
- 從
- Simplified
- 从
Components
- 彳 step
- 从 N/A
- 龰 N/A
從 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- cóng
- surname Cong
- cōng
- lax; yielding; unhurried
- zòng
- second cousin
Common words using 從
- 從來 cónglái
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 從事 cóngshì
- to go for; to engage in; to undertake
- 從前 cóngqián
- previously; formerly; once upon a time
- 從容 cóngróng
- to go easy; unhurried; calm
- 從未 cóngwèi
- never
- 從此 cóngcǐ
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- 從而 cóngér
- thus; thereby
- 無從 wúcóng
- not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
- 自從 zìcóng
- since (a time); ever since
- 三從四德 sāncóngsìdé
- Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
- 主從 zhǔcóng
- master-slave (computing); client-server (computing); primary and secondary
- 任從 rèncóng
- at one's discretion
從 in a sentence
從台北坐高鐵到高雄只要一個半小時。
Cóng Táiběi zuò Gāotiě dào Gāoxióng zhǐyào yíge bàn xiǎoshí.
“It only takes an hour and a half to take the High Speed Rail from Taipei to Kaohsiung.”
How common is 從?
從 is the 98th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 41.4% of all running text.
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