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常 Cháng

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常 Cháng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Cháng | Chang2
English translation
surname Chang
always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly

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About 常 Cháng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

常 Cháng

Contains the radical

巾 jīn

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

cloth

Etymology of 常 Cháng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱尚巾

Semantic compound

巾 jīn

Phonetic compound

尚 Shàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 jīn represents the meaning and 尚 Shàng represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "lower garment", now written as 裳 shang . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using 常 Cháng

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他 tā 回到 huí dào 家里 jiā lǐ 时 shí 情绪 qíngxù 非常 fēicháng 好 hǎo .

He felt in excellent spirits when he arrived home.

她 tā 经常 jīngcháng 梦 mèng 到 dào 别 Bié 的 de 地方 dìfāng 的 de 奇观 qí guān 异 yì 景 Jǐng .

She often dreamed about the wonders of the world beyond.

不论 bù lùn 晴 qíng 雨 yǔ ,比赛 bǐsài 照常 zhàocháng 举行 jǔxíng .

The game is continue regardless of rain or sun.

卫东 Wèi dōng 非常 fēicháng 乐意 lèyì 认识 rènshi 你 nǐ 和 hé 玛丽 Mǎ lì .

Weidong will be very glad to meet you and Mary.

春 chūn 回 huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū 是 shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè 的 de 一 yī 段 Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

Words with 常 Cháng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
非常 fēicháng very非常 fēicháng
正常 zhèngcháng regular正常 zhèngcháng
经常 jīngcháng frequently經常
常 Cháng always常 Cháng
通常 tōngcháng regular通常 tōngcháng
异常 yìcháng exceptional異常
常常 cháng cháng often常常 cháng cháng
平常 píngcháng ordinary平常 píngcháng
常规 cháng guī code of conduct常規
常见 cháng jiàn common常見
日常 rìcháng daily日常 rìcháng
常委 cháng wěi member of standing committee常委 cháng wěi
寻常 xún cháng usual尋常
常用 cháng yòng in common usage常用 cháng yòng
时常 shícháng often時常
失常 shī cháng not normal失常 shī cháng
常务 cháng wù routine常務
往常 wǎngcháng habitually (in the past)往常 wǎngcháng
常识 chángshí common sense常識
全国人大常委会 Quán guó Rén Dà Cháng Wěi huì Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會|全国人民代表大会常务委员会 Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì Cháng wù Wěi yuán huì )全國人大常委會
常年 cháng nián all year round常年 cháng nián
常人 cháng rén ordinary person常人 cháng rén
反常 fǎncháng unusual反常 fǎncháng
常委会 cháng wěi huì standing committee常委會

常 Cháng Decomposition & Compounds

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常 Cháng Decomposition

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常 Cháng Compounds

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  • 常 Cháng
    • 嫦 cháng , 瑺, 蟐, 鏛
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