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CHINESE CHARACTER

cóng

从

从

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Numbered pinyin
cong2
English meanings
from, since, through

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 人; right 人.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰人人

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我cóng从Běijīng北京lái来。

    I come from Beijing.

  2. 02

    cóng从zǎoshang早上dào到xiànzài现在méi没chīfàn吃饭。

    I haven't eaten since morning.

  3. 03

    cóng从xiànzài现在kāishǐ开始nǔlì努力。

    Start working hard from now on.

  4. 04

    cóng从zhèr这儿dào到chēzhàn车站hěn很jìn近。

    It's close from here to the station.

  5. 05

    tā他cóng从kǒudai口袋lǐ里náchū拿出shǒujī手机。

    He took out his phone from his pocket.

  6. 06

    wǒ我cóngxiǎo从小xǐhuan喜欢huà画huà画。

    I've liked drawing since I was little.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 从不
  • 从业
  • 从中
  • 从事
  • 从今以后
  • 从前
  • 从头
  • 从容
  • 从容不迫
  • 从小
  • 从早到晚
  • 从未
  • 从来
  • 从来不
  • 从此
  • 从没
  • 从而
  • 力不从心
  • 听从
  • 服从
  • 自从
  • 顺从