Spot 从
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
从 component
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 从
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue从Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 从 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
两=
一+冂
坐=
+土
耸=
+耳
丛=
+一
苁=
艹
夾=
大
巫=
工
纵=
纟
枞=
木
來=
木
怂=
+心
卒=
亠+十
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 从 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
两liǎng
two
HSK 2.0 · L2两liǎngtwo
HSK 3.0 · L1坐zuòsurname Zuo
HSK 3.0 · L1乘坐chéngzuòto take
HSK 3.0 · L4两liǎngtwo
HSK 3.0 · L4两岸liǎng’ànbilateral
HSK 3.0 · L6两极liǎngjíthe two poles
HSK 3.0 · L6操纵cāozòngto operate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9草丛cǎocóngunderbrush
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丛cóngcluster
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丛林cónglínjungle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9放纵fàngzòngto indulge
HSK 3.0 · L7-9