Chinese Word: 常 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

常HSK 2

Pinyin: cháng
English Definition: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 巾

Pictophonetic: 尚 indicates the sound; 巾 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 尚 [ shàng ] still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

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Example Words:

非常 [ fēi cháng ]: very; very much; unusual; extraordinary

经常 [ jīng cháng ]: frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

正常 [ zhèng cháng ]: regular; normal; ordinary

通常 [ tōng cháng ]: regular; usual; normal; usually; normally

平常 [ píng cháng ]: ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily

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