cóng

from; via; through

Character data

Radical ⼻ (60.8)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

從 cóng
  1. 1. from
  2. 2. via
  3. 3. through
  4. 4. to follow
  5. 5. to obey
  6. 6. to engage in (an activity)
  7. 7. never (in negative sentence)
  8. 8. assistant
  9. 9. subordinate
  10. 10. auxiliary
  11. 11. related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
  12. 12. (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer
  13. 13. surname Cong

Words containing 從

Word Meaning
long story, hard to know where to begin
Confucian rules for women: obey men, keep virtues
center-embedded relative clauses
primary and secondary; client-server (computing)
retinue; hangers-on
lots of people; huge crowds
at one's discretion
what course to follow; what path to take
attendant; to serve (an important personage); retainer
aide-de-camp
to comply with; to obey
to trust and obey
unable to do what one wants; feel powerless
named after (the original owner)
to follow obediently
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
fig. hell freezes over; pigs can fly
to obey; to follow; to observe
to capitulate
to study under (a teacher)
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
never
from within; therefrom
to engage in; to do; to undertake
to do research; to carry out research
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