cóng
noun #20,616

Meanings

  1. 1 thicket
  2. 2 cluster
  3. 3 clump
  4. 4 collection (of books)
  5. 5 (measure word) for clusters or clumps of plants

Examples

Tā cáng zài shùcóng lǐ, yī dòng bù dòng.
He hid in the thicket without moving.
Huāyuán lǐ zhòngle hǎo jǐ cóng méigui.
Several clumps of roses were planted in the garden.

Tips

usage
functions both as a noun (a cluster/thicket: 丛林, jungle) and as a measure word for clumps of plants: (a clump of flowers), (a clump of grass). As a suffix it forms compound nouns: (series of books), 丛林 (jungle/thicket).

Stroke Order

cóng