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HSK 1preposition

从

cóng

从 (cóng) means “variant of 从”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

从今天开始。

Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ.

Starting from today.

Words containing 从

从来cóng láialways; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)从此cóng cǐfrom now on; since then; henceforth从而cóng érthus; thereby从前cóng qiánpreviously; formerly; once upon a time从事cóng shìto go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do从容cóng róngto go easy; unhurried; calm服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply; to defer自从zì cóngsince (a time); ever since从没cóng méinever (in the past); never did从不cóng bùnever从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age从中cóng zhōngfrom within; therefrom

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs八bāeight; 8爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my杯子bēi zicup; glass是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 从 mean?
从 (cóng) means “variant of 从”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 从 pronounced?
从 is pronounced “cóng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 从?
从 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 从?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 从 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27