Chinese symbol for “regular”
通常
tōng cháng
regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
The closest CC-CEDICT match for regular is 通常 (tōng cháng), defined as: regular; usual; normal; usually; normally.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “regular”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正规 (正規) | zhèng guī | regular; according to standards |
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular; orderly |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 规律性 (規律性) | guī lǜ xìng | regular |
| 正则 (正則) | zhèng zé | regular (figure in geometry) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通常.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 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 “regular”.
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.