常 — Chinese character
常
cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Radical
- 50 ⼱ (Turban)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 尚 巾
- Formation
- pictophonetic — cloth; meaning component 巾; sound component 尚
- Japanese
- 常 as a kanji
Common words with 常
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 经常 (經常) | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 常见 (常見) | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 异常 (異常) | yì cháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally |
| 常务 (常務) | cháng wù | routine; everyday business |
| 常委 | cháng wěi | standing committee (abbr. for 常务委员会 (cháng wù wěi yuán huì)); member of the standing committee (abbr. for 常务委员 (cháng wù wěi yuán)) |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; common |
English words written with 常
常 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 30 · Analects 1 · Art of War 6 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 56 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 27
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 37
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