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从

Traditional: 從

cóng

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cóng · cung4 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 從|从[cong2]
  2. from; through; via
  3. (bound form) to follow
  4. (bound form) to obey
  5. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  6. (used before a negative) ever
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  9. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
  10. surname Cong

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

从

Meaning
from, by, since, whence, through
Radical
人
Strokes
4
Components
⿰人人
Cangjie
OO
Four-corner
8800.0

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