从 (從) cóng

  1. cóng preposition from
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Middle Chinese: dzjowng; a source marker (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 3; ABC 'cóng' COV; NCCED '从2' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 1743)
  2. cóng verb to follow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 跟从 (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 1; ABC 'cóng' BF 1; NCCED '从' 1 1)
  3. cóng preposition past; through
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '从2' 2)
  4. cóng verb to comply; to submit; to defer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 服从 (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 2; ABC 'cóng' BF 2; NCCED '从' 1 5)
  5. cóng verb to participate in something
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 从事 (ABC 'cóng' BF 3; NCCED '从' 1 7)
  6. cóng verb to use a certain method or principle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'cóng' BF 4; NCCED '从' 1 6)
  7. cóng adverb usually
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'cóng' ADV; NCCED '从2' 4)
  8. cóng noun something secondary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 4; ABC 'cóng' BF 5)
  9. cóng noun remote relatives
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
    Notes: Especially, cousins of the same paternal grandfather (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 6; ABC 'cóng' BF 6; NCCED '从' 1 4)
  10. cóng adjective secondary
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '从' 1 3)
  11. cóng verb to go on; to advance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '從' cóng 5)
  12. cōng adjective at ease; informal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: dzjowngH (Kroll 2015 '從' cōng 1)
  13. zòng noun a follower; a supporter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: dzjowngH, as a variant of 纵 (Kroll 2015 '從' zòng 1; NCCED '纵' 1)
  14. zòng verb to release
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: dzjowngH, as a variant of 纵 (Kroll 2015 '從' zòng 2; ABC 'zòng' 纵 BF 3)
  15. zòng adjective perpendicular; longitudinal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: tsjowng, as a variant of 纵 (Kroll 2015 '從' zōng 1; ABC 'zòng' 纵 BF 1-2)

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