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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.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
常 cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
radical 50 ⼱ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “regular”

WordPinyinMeaning
正规 (正規)zhèng guīregular; according to standards
有序yǒu xùregular; orderly
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular
规律性 (規律性)guī lǜ xìngregular
正则 (正則)zhèng zéregular (figure in geometry)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通常.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
经常 (經常)jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
正常zhèng chángnormal; 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.

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