从 (從) cóng cōng zòng

1. cóng preposition from
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
   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 家 , 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 , Subdomain: Language 语言
    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)

Contained in

• 从容(從容) unhurried ; comfortably off / ample / plenty ; abundant ; to incite ; Calm and Composed
• 从容录(從容錄) Congrong Lu / Shōyōroku / Book of Serenity
• 菩萨从兜术天降神母胎说广普经(菩薩從兜術天降神母胎說廣普經) Pusa Cong Doshuaitian Jiang Shen Mu Tai Shuo Guang Pu Jing
• 万松老人评唱天童觉和尚颂古从容庵录(萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄) Congrong Lu
• 赵州从諗(趙州從諗) Zhouzhou / Zhouzhou Congshen
• 信从(信從) namo / to pay respect to / to take refuge
• 我从来疑着这汉(我從來疑著這漢) I was always suspicious about that fellow
• 好事从我做起(好事從我做起) be the one to start doing good deeds
• 好话从我说起(好話從我說起) be the one to start speaking food words
• 好心从我生起(好心從我生起) be the one to start thinking good thoughts

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屈己从人 、 遵从 、 从来 、 从而 、 从事 、 自从 、 从未 、 从此 、 从小 、 跟从 、 从前 、 从不 、 服从 、 从_看来 、 从容不迫 、 从头 、 从中 、 盲从 、 无从 、 从然 、 从弟 、 三从四德 、 侍从 、 从格 、 听从 、 顺从 、 依从 、 随从 、 相从 、 何去何从 、 从严 、 主从 、 主从 、 听从 、 从事研究 、 正从 、 改过从善 、 侍从官 、 正犯从犯 、 从子 、 从父

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