从小
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
从小 (cóngxiǎo) · from childhood
从小 (cóngxiǎo) means “from childhood; from a young age”. It is written with 2 characters: 从 (from) + 小 (small). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 从小 is built
The characters
从 cóng · from
What 从 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: One person 人 following another (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他从小就喜欢画画。Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huàhuà.He has loved drawing since he was little.
你从小住在这里吗？Nǐ cóngxiǎo zhù zài zhèlǐ ma?Have you lived here since you were a child?
Questions about 从小
What does 从小 mean?
从小 (cóngxiǎo) means “from childhood; from a young age”.
How do you pronounce 从小?
从小 is pronounced cóngxiǎo.
Which HSK level is 从小?
从小 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 从来cóngláialways
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
- 从而cóng'érthus
- 从容cóngróngcalm
- 服从fúcóngto obey
- 从中cóngzhōngfrom it
- 从cóngfrom
Learn 从小 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.