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Chinese symbol for “constantly”

经常
jīng cháng
Traditional: 經常
frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

The closest CC-CEDICT match for constantly is 经常 (jīng cháng), defined as: frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
常 cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
radical 50 ⼱ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “constantly”

WordPinyinMeaning
时刻 (時刻)shí kètime; juncture
时时 (時時)shí shíoften; constantly
频频 (頻頻)pín pínrepeatedly; again and again
不住bù zhù(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
恒常 (恆常)héng chángconstant; constantly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 经常.

WordPinyinMeaning
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
经验 (經驗)jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
曾经 (曾經)céng jīngonce; already
经历 (經歷)jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular

See also: Japanese symbol for “constantly”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.