Chinese Character 從 Meanings and components.

Form

從

Meaning

從 meaning[3] in English

Surname Cong.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 從 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are step with the … (彳) , surname Cong (从) , and to stop (止)

Its radical[1] is: 彳 (chi4) which means: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60), See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4], .彳chi4step with …

In cangjie it is written with HOOOO

How to write 從

To write從cong2surname Cong you should write a combination of 彳chi4step with … , 从cong2surname Cong 止zhi3to stop arranged in a 吅 shape:

彳 + 从 + 止 = 從

從 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 從 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 從, looks as follow:

從
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
彳
Pinyin:chi4
Meaning[3]: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60) . See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4]
从
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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