• 98th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 97 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cóng (Cong2)surname Cong
2. cōng (cong1)lax • yielding • unhurried
3. cóng (cong2)from • via • passing through • through (a gap) • past • ever (followed by negative, meaning never) • (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow • to comply with • to obey • to join • to engage in • adopting some mode of action or attitude • follower • retainer • accessory • accomplice • related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
4. zòng (zong4)second cousin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cōng (cong1)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cōng (cong1)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for cōng (cong1)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for cóng (cong2)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for cóng (cong2)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for cóng (cong2)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin final.
7. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the same pinyin final.
8. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the same pinyin final.
9. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
10. Pronunciation clue for zòng (zong4)The component is pronounced as 'zǒu' (zou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

从来 (從來)
从前 (從前)
从此 (從此)
自从 (自從)

Uncommon

何去何从 (何去何從)
力不从心 (力不從心)
从事 (從事)
从何 (從何)
从化 (從化)
从容 (從容)
从未 (從未)
从业 (從業)
从而 (從而)
从军 (從軍)
从头 (從頭)
从头到尾 (從頭到尾)
服从 (服從)
无从 (無從)
无所适从 (無所適從)
遵从 (遵從)
顺从 (順從)

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  • 102nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 264 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jūn (jun1)army • military • arms • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jūn (jun1)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

亚军 (亞軍)
冠军 (冠軍)
千军万马 (千軍萬馬)
季军 (季軍)
将军 (將軍)
军事 (軍事)
军团 (軍團)

Uncommon

三军 (三軍)
全军覆没 (全軍覆沒)
冠军赛 (冠軍賽)
参军 (參軍)
大军 (大軍)
从军 (從軍)
敌军 (敵軍)
新四军 (新四軍)
日军 (日軍)
水军 (水軍)
海军 (海軍)
督军 (督軍)
空军 (空軍)
红军 (紅軍)
美军 (美軍)
解放军 (解放軍)
贺军翔 (賀軍翔)
军人 (軍人)
军令如山 (軍令如山)
军刀 (軍刀)
军区 (軍區)
军官 (軍官)
军情 (軍情)
军方 (軍方)
军旅 (軍旅)
军校 (軍校)
军演 (軍演)
军火 (軍火)
军营 (軍營)
军用 (軍用)
军舰 (軍艦)
军装 (軍裝)
军训 (軍訓)
军车 (軍車)
军医 (軍醫)
军阀 (軍閥)
军队 (軍隊)
进军 (進軍)
远征军 (遠征軍)
陆军 (陸軍)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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