HSK 6 · Adjectives

从容 cóngróng “calm” in Chinese

Traditional 從容

What 从容 means

  1. calm
  2. unhurried
  3. leisurely
  4. to go easy

How to say 从容

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale从cóng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale容róng2nd tone, rising

从容 in a sentence

  1. 他做事总是从容不迫的。

    Tā zuòshì zǒngshì cóngróngbúpò de.

    He always does things calmly and without rushing.

    Sentence #366912 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 从容 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 从 (cóng) with each of its parts in a different colour
从cóngfrom; through; via
  • 人person · rén
  • 人person · rén

Memory aidOne person 人 following another 人: to follow, from.

The character 容 (róng) with each of its parts in a different colour
容róngto hold
  • 宀roof · miánMeaning part
  • 谷valley · gǔ

Memory aidA roof 宀 over a valley 谷, with room to hold things: to contain.

How to write 从容

从 4 strokes · 容 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

从容 (cóngróng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 从容 (cóngróng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 从容

Words with 从

从cóng · from从小cóngxiǎo · from childhood从来cónglái · always从此cóngcǐ · from now on从前cóngqián · previously从事cóngshì · to engage in从而cóng'ér · thus自从zìcóng · since (a time)服从fúcóng · to obey

Words with 容

容易róngyì · easy内容nèiróng · content形容xíngróng · to describe容貌róngmào · looks阵容zhènróng · line-up (of a team or cast)容纳róngnà · to hold宽容kuānróng · tolerant容忍róngrěn · to tolerate容器róngqì · container刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎn · extremely urgent

More words: Adjectives

垂直chuízhí · vertical纯粹chúncuì · pure纯洁chúnjié · pure慈祥cíxiáng · kindly脆弱cuìruò · fragile粗鲁cūlǔ · rude得力délì · capable得天独厚détiāndúhòu · richly endowed by nature

FAQs

从容 (cóngróng) means “calm” or “unhurried”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it cóngróng: cóng with a 2nd tone, then róng 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, 从容 is written 從容. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type congrong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 从容 from the suggestions. Typing congrong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
从容 is an HSK 6 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.