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从今以后

Word definition:

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
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HSK
from now on / henceforward
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
从
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *从* | 从* | *从
4画
from, by, since, whence, through
從
8800.0
OO
今
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *今* | 今* | *今
4画
now, today, modern era
8020.7
OIN
以
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *以* | 以* | *以
4画
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
2810.0
VIO
后
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *后* | 后* | *后
6画
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
後
7226.1
HMR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
从今以后
from now on / henceforward
从
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *从* | 从* | *从
variant of 從|从
从
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *从* | 从* | *从
surname Cong
从
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *从* | 从* | *从
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
 今
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
  以
  yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of 以
  以
  yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of 以
  以
  Yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
abbr. for Israel 以色列
  以
  yǐ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
  以后
after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
   后
   Hòu​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *后* | 后* | *后
surname Hou
   后
   hòu​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *后* | 后* | *后
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
   后
   hòu​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *后* | 后* | *后
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-


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