從 · cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
Meanings & readings
Meaning & readings
from, by, since, whence, through
- Mandarin
- cóng
- Cantonese
- cung4
Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.
Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese
Readings recorded for 從 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.
Japanese 日本語
Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.
On’yomi · katakana
Kun’yomi · hiragana
Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.
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Source record & scope
Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property
ジュウ ジュ ショウ ソウ ゾウ ス したがうKorean 한국어
Hanja readings · Hangul
Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.
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Reading sources explained
- 종
- KS X 1001 (0) · Educational Hanja (E)
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
Character readings · Quốc ngữ
Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.
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Form & structure
Writing & identity
- Unicode
- U+5F9E
- Radical
- 彳 · 60
- Strokes
- 11 · Unihan
- Residual
- 8
Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.
Stroke order
11 strokesModern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.
Graphical structure
How to read these symbols
⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.
BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.
Words & connections
Words using 從
Character connections
No reverse component match in this collection.
History & distinctions
Related forms
Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.
Historical readings
- Middle Chinese
- dzjowng · 疾容 反切 · #57
- Middle Chinese
- tshjowng · 七恭 反切 · #67
- Middle Chinese
- dzjowngH · 疾用 反切 · #2139
Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.
Source row & reading categories
CSV line 543 · dzjowng = 通開三平鍾從 · tshjowng = 通開三平鍾清 · dzjowngH = 通開三去鍾從
Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗
Sources & reference
Evidence & next depth
Retained Unihan properties
- kMandarin
- cóng
- kCantonese
- cung4
- kDefinition
- from, by, since, whence, through
- kTotalStrokes
- 11
- kRSUnicode
- 60.8
- kSimplifiedVariant
- U+4ECE
- kGradeLevel
- 1
Readings across dictionaries
- Hanyu Da Zidian
- cóng,zòng,zōng,cōng,zǒng 20829.120
- Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
- cōng 0177.101 · cóng 0178.091
- Reading counts · XDHYPLCD
- cóng(3708) cōng(25)
- Mandarin / Cantonese · SMSZD
- cóng粵cung4 cōng粵sung1 zòng,zōng粵zung1
Reference desk
- Fanqie spellings
- 疾容 七恭 疾用
- Kangxi positions
- 0368.180
- Guangyun positions
- 036.36 038.18 345.28
- GSR references
- 1191d
- Cangjie
- HOOOO
- Four-corner
- 2828.1