从

See also: 從, 丛, 人人, 𠓜, 𬽡, and ㅆ
从 U+4ECE, 从
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4ECE
← 仍
[U+4ECD]
CJK Unified Ideographs 仏 →
[U+4ECF]

Translingual

Stroke order
4 strokes
Stroke order
Traditional 從
Shinjitai 従
Simplified 从

Han character

从 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人人 (OO), four-corner 88000, composition ⿰人人)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 92, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30890
  • Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 105, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+4ECE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 从
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) – a person (人) walking with another person in the same direction – to follow. Duplication of 人.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 从 – see 從 (“to follow; to come after; to comply with; to submit to; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 從).
Notes:

References

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 从 – see 叢 (“to collect; to gather; to assemble; to crowd together; bush; shrub; thicket; grove; etc.”).
(This character is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and variant form of 叢).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

从

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. to follow

Readings

Vietnamese

Han character

从: Hán Nôm readings: tòng, tùng, tụng

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References

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