从 (cóng) is a Chinese word meaning “from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey”.
Meanings
- 1from; through; via
- 2(bound form) to follow
- 3(bound form) to obey
- 4(bound form) to engage in (an activity)
- 5(used before a negative) ever
- 6(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
- 7(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
- 8(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- Part of speech
- preposition