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cóng(cong2) , cōng(cong1) // pronunciations of 从 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 从

Unihan definition: from, by, since, whence, through

Number of strokes: 4
Examples of other characters consisting of 4 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  9.2

HSK level: 2
Other HSK 2 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 2 charaters »

Frequency rank: 98

General standard index number: 0142

Traditional variant:

Examples of words containing this character: 主从, 人从, 任从, 侍从, 依从, 信从, 尊从, 屈从, 师从, 从不, 从中, 从事, 从何, 从来, 从优, 从先, 从前, 从动, 从化, 从句, 从命, 从严, 从容, 从小, 从属

English translation (based on CEDICT):

從|从[Cóng]:
- surname Cong
從|从[cōng]:
- lax
- yielding
- unhurried
從|从[cóng]:
- from
- via
- passing through
- through (a gap)
- past
- ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
- (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to |) to follow
- to comply with
- to obey
- to join
- to engage in
- adopting some mode of action or attitude
- follower
- retainer
- accessory
- accomplice
- related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
從|从[zòng]:
- second cousin

Details

Unicode code point: U+4ECE

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