How to write 從

從 1. 依順。 Follow; be compliant. 2. 採取，按照。 Adopt; according to. 3. 跟隨。 Follow. 4. 跟隨的人。 A follower. 5. 參與。 Participate; join. 6. 由，自。 From; due to. 7. 次要的。 Secondary. 8. 宗族中次於至親的親屬。 Relatives who are less closely related in a clan. 9. 中國魏以後，古代官品（有“正品”和“從品”之分，宋代龍圖閣大學士爲從二品）。 In ancient Chinese ranking of officials after the Wei Dynasty, there were ‘main’ and ‘secondary’ ranks; in the Song Dynasty, a senior official of the Longtu Pavilion was of the secondary second rank. 10. 姓。 A surname. 從 1. 依順：順～。盲～。～善如流。 Follow; be compliant: following trends; blindly follow; flow smoothly. 2. 採取，按照：～優。 Adopt; according to: follow advantages. 3. 跟隨：願～其後。 Follow: willing to follow him/her. 4. 跟隨的人：侍～。僕～。 A follower: attendant; servant. 5. 參與：～業。～政。投筆～戎。 Participate: join business; join politics; throw down the pen and join the army. 6. 由，自：～古至今。～我做起。 From; due to: from ancient to modern; starting from me. 7. 次要的：主～。～犯。 Secondary: main and secondary; secondary offender. 8. 宗族中次於至親的親屬：～父（伯父、叔父的通稱）。 Relatives less closely related in a clan: uncle (a general term for paternal uncles). 9. 中國魏以後，古代官品（有“正品”和“從品”之分，宋代龍圖閣大學士爲從二品）。 In ancient Chinese ranking of officials post-Wei Dynasty (with distinctions between ‘main’ and ‘secondary’ ranks, the senior scholar of the Longtu Pavilion in Song Dynasty was of the secondary second rank). 10. 姓。 A surname. 從 (verb) 1. (《説文》：“從，隨行也。从辵，从从，亦聲。”) (According to “Shuo Wen”: "From, to follow." The character illustrates following someone.) 2. 同本義 ([En.] follow) Same fundamental meaning: follow. 3. 順從;依從 ([En.] comply with) Obey; be compliant. 4. 參與其事 ([En.] join; be engaged in) Participate in the matter. 5. 聽從，取法 ([En.] accept; obey) Accept; follow. 6. 採取某一種辦法或原則 ([En.] in a certain manner or according to a certain principle) Follow a certain method or principle. 從 (preposition) 1. 自，由 ([En.] from)——用作虛詞，表示起點 From; as a function word denoting starting point. 1. [副] 素來，一向 ([En.] earlier on; all along). Earlier; all along. 從 (noun) 1. 因由 ([En.] reason; cause) Reason; cause. 2. 次要的、追隨的人或物 ([En.] the secondary). Secondary or follower persons or things. 3. 堂房親屬 ([En.] relationship of the same clan) Kin within the same clan. 從 (adjective) 1. 言詞順暢的 ([En.] smooth) Smooth in speech. 2. 次要 ([En.] accessory). Secondary; accessory. 同“縱”，豎，直。 Same as "纵": erect; straight. 同“縱”，放任。 Same as "纵": to let go; permissive. 名词 随侍的人。 组词：「侍从」、「仆从」。 Noun: a follower; words formed include "attendant" and "servant". 形容词 堂房亲属中比至亲稍疏的。 组词：「从兄弟」、「从伯叔」。 Adjective: less closely related relatives in a clan; words formed include "cousin" and "uncle". 参见「从容」条。 See the entry under "从容". 名词 踪迹。同「踪」。《史记．卷八六．刺客传．聂政传》。 Noun: trace; the same as "踪". "Records of the Grand Historian, Volume 86, Assassin Biography, Nie Zheng Biography".