从此
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从此 (cóngcǐ) · from then on
从此 (cóngcǐ) means “from then on; from now on”. It is written with 2 characters: 从 (from) + 此 (this). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 从此 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)
此 cǐ · this
What 此 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 匕 gives the meaning, 止 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他从此再也没迟到过。Tā cóngcǐ zàiyě méi chídào guo.He was never late again after that.
从此以后，我每天早上跑步。Cóngcǐ yǐhòu, wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang pǎobù.From then on, I went running every morning.
Questions about 从此
What does 从此 mean?
从此 (cóngcǐ) means “from then on; from now on”.
How do you pronounce 从此?
从此 is pronounced cóngcǐ.
Which HSK level is 从此?
从此 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 从来cóngláialways
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 从而cóng'érthus
- 从容cóngróngcalm
- 服从fúcóngto obey
- 从中cóngzhōngfrom it
- 从cóngfrom
Learn 从此 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.