丛 (cóng): cluster, collection, collection of books
丛 (cóng) is a Chinese character meaning “cluster.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 从 (phonetic) and 一 (semantic). It ranks #1665 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 丛 one. Its radical form 一 (one) appears in many related characters such as 一 (yī, one), 七 (qī, seven), 三 (sān, three).
Definitions
- cluster
- collection
- collection of books
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丛林noun | cóng lín | jungle |
| 树丛noun | shù cóng | thicket |
| 灌木丛noun | guàn mù cóng | shrub |
| 草丛noun | cǎo cóng | underbrush |
| 花丛noun | huā cóng | cluster of flowers |
| 丛生verb | cóng shēng | growing as a thicket |
| 丛书noun | cóng shū | a series of books |
| 人丛noun | rén cóng | crowd of people |
| 丛集verb | cóng jí | to crowd together |
| 太阳神经丛 | tài yáng shén jīng cóng | solar plexus chakra |
| 丛林法则noun | cóng lín fǎ zé | the law of the jungle |
| 丛台区 | cóng tái qū | Congtai, a district of Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市, Hebei |
| 孔丛子proper-noun | kǒng cóng zǐ | the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in ... |
| 单丛 | dān cóng | Dancong, type of oolong tea |
| 丛谈 | cóng tán | discussion |
丛 appears in 21 compound words: 43 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 丛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
丛字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
cóng zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "丛" is not frequently used in everyday life.
全套丛书共24册,全方位、立体化呈现湖湘大地的历史底蕴、红色风骨与时代风貌。
quán tào cóng shū gòng 2 4 cè , quán fāng wèi , lì tǐ huà chéng xiàn hú 湘 dà dì de lì shǐ de yùn , hóng sè fēng gǔ yǔ shí dài fēng mào .
The complete series consists of 24 volumes, offering a comprehensive and multidimensional portrayal of the historical heritage, revolutionary spirit, and contemporary character of the Huxiang region.
行业繁荣的背后也乱象丛生,打开购物软件搜索高速风扇,会有很多价格低廉的产品。
háng yè fán róng de bèi hòu yě luàn xiàng cóng shēng , dǎ kāi gòu wù ruǎn jiàn sōu suǒ gāo sù fēng shān , huì yǒu hěn duō jià gé dī lián de chǎn pǐn .
Behind the industry’s boom, however, lies a sea of chaos. If you open a shopping app and search for high-speed fans, you’ll find many low-priced products.
深圳建成中国首个万卡级国产算力丛集 打破海外垄断、迈向中国自主算力
shēn zhèn jiàn chéng zhōng guó shǒu gè wàn kǎ jí guó chǎn suàn lì cóng jí dǎ pò hǎi wài lǒng duàn , mài xiàng zhōng guó zì zhǔ suàn lì
Shenzhen Completes Construction of China’s First Domestic 10,000-Card Computing Cluster, Breaking Foreign Monopolies and Advancing Toward China’s Independent Computing Capabilities
...对撞!零件喷满地4人伤 自小客烂毁冲进草丛
. . . duì zhuàng ! líng jiàn pēn mǎn dì 4 rén shāng zì xiǎo kè làn huǐ chōng jìn cǎo cóng
...Head-on collision! Parts scattered across the ground; 4 injured; the small car was totaled and careened into the grass
墨西哥毒枭密会情妇曝行踪 躲灌木丛驳火中枪惨死
mò xī gē dú 枭 mì huì qíng fù pù háng zōng duǒ guàn mù cóng bó huǒ zhōng qiāng cǎn sǐ
Mexican drug lord's secret meeting mistress revealed her whereabouts and died tragically after being shot in the bushes
蜜蜂在花丛中飞行。
Mìfēng zài huācóng zhōng fēixíng.
Bees are flying among the flowers.
仔细搜寻敌人可能藏身的灌木丛。
Zǐxì sōuxún dírén kěnéng cángshēn de guànmùcóng.
Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.
他写了一本关于丛林冒险的书。
Tā xiě le yī běn guānyú cónglín màoxiǎn de shū.
He wrote a book about a jungle adventure.
孩子们在丛林中迷路了。
Háizimen zài cónglín zhōng mílù le.
The children got lost in the jungle.
Character Family
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