从而 cóng'ér HSK5 thus Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 从 從 cóng preposition from Introduces the starting point of a movement, time, or range; from; since而 ér conjunctionparticle [suffix] (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.