从 - cōng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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4 strokes
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从 (從)

cōng

Definition

lax
yielding
unhurried

Other pronunciations

从	cóng	from through by via since graphic component (often seen in other characters) to follow to comply (with) to engage (in an activity) to obey follower secondary
从	zòng	second cousin

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

两

liǎng

two; 2; both; pair; (a) few; some; a couple (of); 50 grams

坐

zuò

to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); seat; place

纵

zòng

warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if

丛

cóng

cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket

巫

wū

witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]

卒

zú

soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess

耸

sǒng

to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering

terrified

to present (a gift); to harbor (a feeling); send; to present in both hands

赍

jī

to present (a gift); to harbor (a feeling)

赍

jī

send; to present in both hands

fir tree

Boschniakia glabra

wild onions or leeks

see 瘛疭

Idioms (1)

从长计议

cōng cháng jì yì

to take one's time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length

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