服从
Old HSK 6
服从 (fúcóng) · to obey
服从 (fúcóng) means “to obey; to comply with”. It is written with 2 characters: 服 (clothing) + 从 (from). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 服从 is built
The characters
服 fú · clothing
What 服 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
少数服从多数。Shǎoshù fúcóng duōshù.The minority follows the majority.
士兵必须服从命令。Shìbīng bìxū fúcóng mìnglìng.Soldiers must obey orders.
Questions about 服从
What does 服从 mean?
服从 (fúcóng) means “to obey; to comply with”.
How do you pronounce 服从?
服从 is pronounced fúcóng.
Which HSK level is 服从?
服从 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 服务fúwùto serve
- 舒服shūfucomfortable
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 克服kèfúto overcome
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 征服zhēngfúto conquer
- 服务员fúwùyuánwaiter
- 佩服pèifúto admire
- 服气fúqìto be convinced
Learn 服从 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.