丛 meaning and stroke order
Bush, shrub; thicket; collection
How to write 丛, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 丛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cluster
- collection
- collection of books
- thicket
How 丛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. One.
一 gives the meaning and 从 hints at the sound.
Radical: 一 (one), shared by 34 characters on this site.
How to remember 丛
丛 is 从 (cóng, two people following each other) standing on a line 一. Picture many plants crowded together on one patch of ground, and 从 also gives the sound cóng.
丛 describes things growing or gathered closely together, like bushes, grass, or trees. It usually appears in compounds such as 丛林 (cónglín, jungle), 草丛 (cǎocóng, underbrush), and 树丛 (shùcóng, thicket). Example: 小猫躲在草丛里。(Xiǎo māo duǒ zài cǎocóng lǐ.) The kitten is hiding in the grass.
Common mistake: Learners often write 从 (cóng, from) when they mean 丛, because the two sound exactly the same. Remember that 丛 has the extra bottom stroke 一, and only 丛 is used for thickets and clusters.
Common words with 丛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
丛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 丛
How many strokes are in 丛?
丛 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 丛 mean?
丛 (cóng) means bush, shrub; thicket; collection. A common word with it is 丛林 (cónglín), meaning "jungle; thicket".
How do you pronounce 丛?
丛 is pronounced cóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 丛?
The radical of 丛 is 一, which carries the idea of "one". Dictionaries list 丛 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 丛?
The traditional form of 丛 is 叢. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 丛 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 丛 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 丛 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 丛书 mean?
丛书 (cóngshū) means a book series or collection of books published as a set. This comes from the sense of 丛 as a collection of things gathered together.
Can 丛 be used as a measure word?
Yes, 丛 can count clumps of plants, as in 一丛竹子 (yì cóng zhúzi, a clump of bamboo) or 一丛花 (yì cóng huā, a cluster of flowers). It is a written or descriptive style rather than everyday speech.