从 (cóng, cōng, zòng) — Chinese Character

从

cóng, cōng, zòng

from, by, since, whence, through

Radical: 人 HSK 1 p, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

从 decomposes into the following components:

人人

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 从.

主从

zhǔ cóng

master-slave (computing)

人从

rén cóng

retinue

从不

cóng bù

never

从业

cóng yè

to practice (a trade)

从严

cóng yán

strict

从中

cóng zhōng

from

从事

cóng shì

to go for

从众

cóng zhòng

从优

cóng yōu

preferential treatment

从何

cóng hé

whence?

从俭

cóng jiǎn

从兄

cóng xiōng

Characters that share the radical 人.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.