Chinese Character Wiki
从

cóng

from

Pictograph of one person following another.

Components
人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

Evolution

从 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
从 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
从 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
从 Regular script Modern

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 从
Freq.
Word
Meaning

从

from

从来

always

从没

never did

从而

thus

自从

since (a time)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

赍

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

丛 纵 耸 怂 枞 苁 疭

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

從 皆 㦰

Statistics

HSK level 1

Appears in 99.4554% of movies

119th most common character in movies

98th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Traditional

從

Unicode

U+4ECE

Shuowen

“从，相聽也。从二人。”


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