从 — Chinese character
从
cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
- Pinyin
- cóng
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 人 人
- Formation
- ideographic — One person 人 following another
- Traditional
- 從
- Japanese
- 从 as a kanji
Common words with 从
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从事 (從事) | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in |
| 从而 (從而) | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 从来 (從來) | cóng lái | always; at all times |
| 自从 (自從) | zì cóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 从未 (從未) | cóng wèi | never |
| 从此 (從此) | cóng cǐ | from now on; since then |
| 从前 (從前) | cóng qián | previously; formerly |
| 服从 (服從) | fú cóng | to obey (an order); to comply |
| 从不 (從不) | cóng bù | never |
| 从中 (從中) | cóng zhōng | from among them; from it |
| 从小 (從小) | cóng xiǎo | from childhood; from a young age |
| 从来不 (從來不) | cóng lái bù | never |
English words written with 从
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.