從
cóngzòngcōng HSK1

from

从 從 cóng frequency
from preposition
Introduces the starting point of a movement, time, or range; from; since

我从十点工作到五点。

wǒ cóng shí diǎn gōng​zuò dào wǔ diǎn.

I work from 10 to 5.

ever adverbpreposition
Used before a negative to mean "ever" or "always", indicating that something has been a certain way from the beginning; usually implies "never" or "has never" when followed by a negative.

我从没爱过一个男人。

wǒ cóng méi ài guo yī​ge nán​rén.

I've never loved a man.

我以前从没见过你工作。

wǒ yǐ​qián cóng méi jiàn guo nǐ gōng​zuò.

I've never seen you work before.

to comply with verb
To obey; to follow a principle, rule, or custom; to listen to
according to preposition
Introduces the basis or perspective for a judgment or action; according to; based on; judging from.

从技术上讲，他是错的，但从文化上讲，他是对的。

cóng jì​shù shang jiǎng, tā shì cuò de, dàn cóng wén​huà shang jiǎng, tā shì duì de.

He’s technically wrong — but he’s culturally right.

to engage in verb
To take part in or be engaged in a profession or activity.

他从警已经11年了。

tā cóng jǐng yǐ​jing11 nián le.

He has been on the police force for 11 years.

through preposition
Introduces a route or place passed through; through; via; by way of

你从窗口进来的。

nǐ cóng chuāng​kǒu jìn lai de.

You came in through the window.

to follow
To follow someone physically; to go after
subordinate
(bound form) Secondary; accessory; auxiliary; refers to a person attending to a superior, such as a follower or retainer.
cousin-level
(bound form) Describes relatives who share a common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor, such as cousins.
Cong
A Chinese surname.
纵 縱 zòng
variant 從
to indulge verb
(bound form) to indulge; to pamper; to give free rein to; to be unrestrained
vertical adverb
(bound form) vertical; longitudinal; lengthwise; north-to-south
to release
(bound form) to release; to let go; to set free
to leap
to leap; to jump up; to spring forward
even if
(literary) even if; even though
从 從 cōng
leisurely
(bound form) Only used in the compound 从容 cóng​róng, meaning calm, unhurried, or leisurely

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Frequency
Character
Written text
98th most common 1911.9 per million
Movie subtitles
119th most common 1489.9 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1410.4 per million appears in 98% of films
Written text
1545.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Simplified
从
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+5F9E

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)