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cháng
常

HSK 1
common

Meaning of 常

常 means ordinary; common; normal; constant; invariable; fixed. Pronounced cháng. HSK 1.

  • ordinary; common; normal
  • constant; invariable; fixed
  • frequently; often; regularly

Character Info

Radical巾
Strokes11
Components
龶
口
巾

Stroke Order

常

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
pǔ普
tōng通
rén人
 ，
dàn但
fēi非
cháng常
shàn善
liáng良
 。

He is an ordinary person, but very kind.

Zhǎng掌
wò握
shēng生
huó活
cháng常
shí识
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

It's important to have common sense about life.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
tǐ体
wēn温
shǔ属
yú于
cháng常
tài态
ma吗
 ？

Is this body temperature normal?

Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
gè个
cháng常
yǒu有
de的
xiǎo小
cuò错
wù误
 。

This is just a common little mistake.

Zài在
cháng常
rén人
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
fàn范
wéi围
nèi内
 ，
zhè这
hěn很
nán难
jiě解
shì释
 。

This is hard to explain within the understanding of ordinary people.

Relations

Common Words

非常fēicháng

extraordinary; extremely

常常chángcháng

often; frequently

正常zhèngcháng

normal; regular

经常 / 經常jīngcháng

usual; frequently; often

通常tōngcháng

usual; common; ordinary

常识 / 常識chángshí

common sense; general knowledge

日常rìcháng

daily; everyday; routine

平常píngcháng

ordinary; usual; normally

异常 / 異常yìcháng

abnormal; unusual; extremely

时常 / 時常shícháng

often; frequently