cóng

from, by, since, whence, through

DEFINITIONS

从 cóng
  • surname Cong
  • from
  • through
  • via
  • to follow
  • to obey
  • to engage in (an activity)
  • never (in negative sentence)
  • (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer
  • assistant
  • auxiliary
  • subordinate
  • related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

STROKES

WORDS

官 shì cóng guān aide-de-camp
主人 míng cóng zhǔ rén named after (the original owner)
唯命是 wéi mìng shì cóng to follow obediently
天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event
太阳西边出来 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom); fig. hell freezes over; pigs can fly
zūn cóng to obey; to observe; to follow
事研究 cóng shì yán jiū to do research; to carry out research
井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
何 cóng hé whence?; where from?
来没 cóng lái méi have never; has never
来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu have never; never before
优 cóng yōu preferential treatment; most favored terms
兄 cóng xiōng older male second cousin
先 cóng xiān (dialect) before; in the past; previously
动 cóng dòng -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component); slave (wheel, pulley)
化 cóng huà Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
化市 cóng huà shì Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
句 cóng jù clause
吏 cóng lì minor official; to be an official
命 cóng mìng to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested
善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
善如登,恶如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
严惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
子 cóng zǐ paternal uncle's son; nephew
实招来 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts