自从

Character by character

• 自zì6 strokesHSK 2self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
• 从cóng4 strokesHSK 1 traditional 從from, by, since, whence, through

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 自从. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 自己zì jǐHSK 2

  oneself; one's own

• 从cóngHSK 1

  from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

• 自zìHSK 4

  self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely

• 来自lái zìHSK 2

  to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 自由zì yóuHSK 2

  freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted

• 从来cóng láiHSK 3

  always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

• 自我zì wǒHSK 6

  self-; ego (psychology)

• 亲自qīn zìHSK 3

  personally; in person; oneself

• 自动zì dòngHSK 3

  automatic; voluntarily

• 自信zì xìnHSK 4

  to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence

• 从未cóng wèiHSK 7

  never

• 自杀zì shāHSK 5

  to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide

• 从事cóng shìHSK 3

  to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do

• 各自gè zìHSK 3

  each; respective; apiece

• 自行车zì xíng chēHSK 2

  bicycle; bike

• 自身zì shēnHSK 3

  itself; oneself; one's own

• 独自dú zìHSK 4

  alone

• 从此cóng cǐHSK 4

  from now on; since then; henceforth

• 从没cóng méiHSK 6

  never (in the past); never did

• 从而cóng érHSK 5

  thus; thereby

• 从不cóng bùHSK 6

  never

• 从小cóng xiǎoHSK 2

  from childhood; from a young age

• 自豪zì háoHSK 5

  proud (of one's achievements etc)