从来

从

從

cóng

来

來

lái

always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence)

Characters and words in 从来

从

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

variant of 從|从[cong2]

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

surname Cong

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).

来

來

lái = l + ai2

to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next

來 = 从 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: mailwoman. Sir Lancelot (l) is visiting the mailwoman (來) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). As a gift, he brought a Christmas tree (木) decorated with rubber chicken (从).

来 = 丷 + 未 : Mnemonic symbol: mailwoman. Lancelot (l) is super happy that his inflatable crocodile (丷) and live size Ai Weiwei (未) puppet finally arrived (来). The mailwoman (来) delivered them straight to the kitchen of the airplane (ai2).