从

從
cóng
HSK 5
#98 most
frequent character
from, via, passing through, through
preposition

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

从 shows one person following another. That picture gave the first meaning 'to follow'. It grew to 'to follow' in general and then to 'from'.

Drawn as: person following person

从 as a component in other characters

sound7 characters
纵丛耸怂枞苁疭
picture1 character
韱

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Example Sentences

我从学校回家。
wǒ cóng xuéxiào huíjiā 。
I go home from school.
他从中国来。
tā cóng zhōngguó lái 。
He comes from China.
请从这条路走。
qǐng cóng zhè tiáo lù zǒu 。
Please go through this road.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"从…到
HSK 4
Comparing "li" and "cong"
HSK 5
Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong"从…中
HSK 4
Expressing "always" with "conglai"

Homophones

HSK 6
丛cóng
cluster, collection, collection of books

Words Starting With 从

从来cóng lái
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
从事cóng shì
to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
从前cóng qián
previously; formerly; once upon a time
从此cóng cǐ
from now on; since then; henceforth
从而cóng ér
thus; thereby

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HSK 5
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Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.
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Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.