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从小

cóngxiǎo

from childhood

A child beside an adult shadow
Memory picture

Characters in this word

从 cóng

Strokes
4
Radical
人 — man, person
Made of
人 man, person 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他从小爱画画。 Tā cóng xiǎo ài huà huà. He loves drawing from childhood.
  • 我从小住这里。 Wǒ cóng xiǎo zhù zhè lǐ. I live here from childhood.
  • 她从小很安静。 Tā cóng xiǎo hěn ān jìng. She is quiet from childhood.

Related words

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