Memory phrase for the character: 从

从

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Meaning follow, obey, (passing) through, from ... to

Pronunciation

cōng, cóng, zòng

Explanation

Two persons 人

Mnemonic
 
Two persons in a relationship where one follows and obeys. (Or: The one person follows the other.)

Radicals

从 follow, obey
人 personA standing person with spread legs.
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 Vocabulary

从中 cóng zhōng  from; therefrom
从动 cóng dòng  -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component); slave (wheel, pulley)
从小 cóng xiǎo  from childhood; as a child
服从 fú cóng  to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
从此 cóng cǐ  from now on; since then; henceforth
从来 cóng lái  always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
从前 cóng qián  previously; formerly; once upon a time
从事 cóng shì  to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
自从 zì cóng  since (a time); ever since
从而 cóng ér  thus; thereby
侍从 shì cóng  chamberlain in imperial China
侍从 shì cóng  

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