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How 从而 is built
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从cóngfrom; through; via
人person · rén
人person · rén
Memory aidOne person 人 following another 人: to follow, from.
而érand
而 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
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How to write 从而
从 4 strokes · 而 6 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 从而 (cóng'ér). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
从而 (cóng’ér) means “thus” or “thereby”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cóng’ér: cóng with a 2nd tone, then ér with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 从而 is written 從而. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type conger with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 从而 from the suggestions. Typing conger into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
从而 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
从cóng2nd tone, rising
