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Character

常 cháng

HSK 1Character

often; doing something many times

Radical
巾
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
尚 巾
Traditional
常
Frequency
#152 most common character
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Meaning

cháng

chang2
  1. often; doing something many times
  2. usual; not special (as in 平常, 日常)
  3. a Chinese family name

Examples

  • 我常常喝咖啡。

    wǒ cháng cháng hē kā fēi

    I often drink coffee.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你平常几点起床？

    nǐ píng cháng jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng

    What time do you usually get up?

    AI-generated sentence

  • 常老师是我的老师。

    Cháng lǎo shī shì wǒ de lǎo shī

    Teacher Chang is my teacher.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 常

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Words with 常

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常常cháng chángoften; many times; again and againWordHSK 1常用cháng yòngcommonly used; used often by many peopleWordHSK 2常见cháng jiàncommon; easy to see or findWordHSK 2常识cháng shícommon sense; basic knowledge that everyone should haveWordHSK 4常年cháng niánall year round; through the whole yearWordHSK 6常规cháng guīthe usual way of doing somethingWordHSK 6常人cháng rénan ordinary person, a person like most peopleWordHSK 7–9常态cháng tàithe normal state of something; the way things usually areWordHSK 7–9常温cháng wēnroom temperature; the normal temperature of air insideWordHSK 7–9常理cháng lǐcommon senseWordHSK 7–9常任cháng rènpermanentWord常住cháng zhùlong-term residentWord

Same radical 巾

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