(cóng)

HSK 14 strokesTrad.

variant of 从

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cóng
Meaning
variant of 从
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰人人

One person 人 following another

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : step

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cóngshì
HSK 3

to go for

Open 从事 page →
cónglái
HSK 3

always

Open 从来 page →
cóngqián
HSK 3

previously

Open 从前 page →
cóngzhōng
HSK 5

from among them; from it

Open 从中 page →
cóng
HSK 6

never

Open 从不 page →
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

Open 力不从心 page →
cóngróng
HSK 7-9

to go easy

Open 从容 page →

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