从

Meaning

1. from
2. via
3. passing through
4. through (a gap)
5. past
6. ever (followed by negative, meaning never)
7. (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow
8. to comply with
9. to obey
10. to join
11. to engage in
12. adopting some mode of action or attitude
13. follower
14. retainer
15. accessory
16. accomplice
17. related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor