从 cóng▶ de; desde

Stroke order

从 is written in 4 strokes.

• 从

Senses

1. from; through; via
2. (bound form) to follow
3. (bound form) to obey
4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
5. (used before a negative) ever

Example sentences

• 我从北京回来了。Wǒ cóng Běijīng huílái le.I came back from Beijing.
• 它从那儿跑过来。Tā cóng nàr pǎo guòlái.It ran over from there.
• 我从家去学校。Wǒ cóng jiā qù xuéxiào.I go to school from home.
• 他从北京来了吗？Tā cóng Běijīng lái le ma?Did he come from Beijing?

Related words

• 从来Siempre
• 从事Estar involucrado en; dedicarse a
• 从前antes
• 从此desde entonces
• 从而así
• 自从Desde; ya que

从 is pronounced cóng and means “de; desde”. You will meet it in HSK 2, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 从 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.