Dong Chinese dictionary

cóng

from

Originally written as 从, which depicts one person following another. Later 辵 was added to indicate movement.

Components

辵 Meaning component

chuò

walk

从 Iconic component

cóng

from

Depicts one person following another.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

从 (從)

cóng

from, by, since, whence, through; from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从 (從)

Cóng

surname Cong

Most common words with 從