1. 服
  2. 從

服

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  • 365th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 162 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
服→
月𠬝
2Radical
服→
月moon卩seal又right hand
3Graphical
服→
冂二丨㇆㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fú (fu2)clothes • dress • garment • to serve • to obey • to convince • to acclimatize • to take (medicine) • mourning clothes • to wear mourning clothes
2. fù (fu4)dose (measure word for medicine)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

服 also appears in:
菔

Example Words

Common

服务 (服務)
舒服 
衣服 

Uncommon

佩服 
克服 
制服 
客服 
屈服 
征服 
微服 
折服 
服务员 (服務員)
服务器 (服務器)
服务生 (服務生)
服从 (服從)
服用 
服装 (服裝)
服饰 (服飾)
校服 
礼服 (禮服)
羽绒服 (羽絨服)
舒舒服服 
西服 
说服 (說服)

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從

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

Decomposition

1Once
從→
彳No glyph available
2Radical
從→
彳step从N/A龰N/A
3Graphical
從→
㇒丨从龰

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

從 also appears in:
縱蹤蓯磫鏦

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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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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