丛 (cóng) — clump; thicket; cluster

Character

Strokes: 5
Radical: 一 — one
Made of: 从 from, by, since, whence, through 一 one
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

院墙边那丛野花无人照料，却在雨后开得格外茂盛。 Yuànqiáng biān nà cóng yěhuā wú rén zhàoliào, què zài yǔ hòu kāi de géwài màoshèng. The clump of wildflowers by the courtyard wall was untended, yet it bloomed especially lushly after the rain.
路边有一丛竹子，风一吹沙沙作响。 Lù biān yǒu yì cóng zhúzi, fēng yì chuī shāshā zuò xiǎng. There is a clump of bamboo by the road that rustles whenever the wind blows.
小狗钻进了那丛花里，怎么叫也不出来。 Xiǎogǒu zuān jìn le nà cóng huā lǐ, zěnme jiào yě bù chūlái. The puppy dove into that clump of flowers and would not come out no matter how I called.