Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

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Character breakdowncóng / left–right / Meaning compound
从
cóng

Definition: from

Strokes

Components

Part / left人rénperson
从cóng
Structureleft–right
Radical人person
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

从 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.