Chinese symbol for “often”
时常
shí cháng
Traditional: 時常
often; frequently
The closest CC-CEDICT match for often is 时常 (shí cháng), defined as: often; frequently.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “often”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时时 (時時) | shí shí | often; constantly |
| 经常 (經常) | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 每每 | měi měi | often |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 常 | cháng | always; ever |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 时常.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “often”.
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.