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Character Decomposition
从=人+人
Etymology
One person 人 following another
Meanings
from; through; via
(bound form) to follow
(bound form) to obey
(bound form) to engage in (an activity)
(used before a negative) ever
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
surname Cong
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Words with 从 497 total
Idioms with 从 126 total Chain
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply碍难从命ài nán cóng mìngIllness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! · fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.病从口入bìng cóng kǒu rù(idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length从长计议cóng cháng jì yì