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HSK 2 · Life stages

从小

cóng xiǎo

since childhood

Stroke order of 从小

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

从 · 4 strokes小 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

从 is two people 人 following each other; 小 is small: following since small.

Parts: 从 from + 小 small

The characters in 从小

  • 从 cóng — from (4 strokes)
  • 小 xiǎo — small; little (3 strokes)

Example sentence

他从小就喜欢画画儿。

He has liked drawing since he was little.

Words with 从

从from从事to be engaged in从前before; in the past自从since从来always; ever

Words with 小

小姐Miss; young lady小孩儿child小朋友child; kid小时hour小学primary school小学生primary school student小small; little小时候in childhood中小学primary and secondary schools小组group小说novel小声in a low voice大小size小心careful; to be careful

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people少年teenager; juvenile青少年teenagers; young people老年old age; elderly中年middle age年轻young长大to grow up小时候in childhood一生all one's life出生to be born生to give birth; to be born; raw日子day; life; days生活life; to live家庭family; household家长parent; head of family全家the whole family

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