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CHINESE CHARACTER

cháng

常

常

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often

Numbered pinyin
chang2
English meanings
often, usually, frequently

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 尚; bottom 巾.

  • Top

    尚
    Explore parts · Enclosed from above
    • Outside

      ⿱
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    • Inside

      口
  • Bottom

    巾

Meaning & sound clues

巾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “cloth”.

尚 is identified as the sound component (shàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 常.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱尚巾

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我cháng常qù去nà那jiā家diàn店。

    I often go to that shop.

  2. 02

    tā他cháng常lái来wǒ我jiā家wán玩。

    He often comes to my home to play.

  3. 03

    yùndong运动duì对shēntǐ身体hǎo好,yào要chángcháng常常zuò做。

    Exercise is good for you; you should do it often.

  4. 04

    tā她chángcháng常常chídào迟到。

    She is often late.

  5. 05

    wǒmen我们cháng常yīqǐ一起chīfàn吃饭。

    We often eat together.

  6. 06

    nǐ你cháng常hé和fùmǔ父母liánxì联系ma吗?

    Do you often keep in touch with your parents?

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不同寻常
  • 反常
  • 寻常
  • 常人
  • 常常
  • 常年
  • 常态
  • 常温
  • 常理
  • 常用
  • 常见
  • 常规
  • 常识
  • 平常
  • 平常心
  • 异常
  • 往常
  • 日常
  • 时常
  • 正常
  • 照常
  • 经常
  • 通常
  • 非常