常 (cháng): meaning and stroke order
常 (cháng) means always, ever, often, frequently, common, general, constant, surname Chang.
常
- Simplified
- 常
- Traditional
- 常 (same form)
- Pinyin
- cháng
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Stroke order of 常
常
- Cháng surname Chang
- cháng always; ever
- 11 strokes
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Meaning of 常
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cháng
- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant
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Cháng
- surname Chang
Radical and structure
- 常
- Radical 巾 (Kangxi radical 50) · 11 strokes · 龸 on top, 吊 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 常
- 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often
- 常用 cháng yòng in common usage
- 常见 cháng jiàn commonly seen; common
- 平常 píng cháng ordinary; common
- 经常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- 非常 fēi cháng very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- 正常 zhèng cháng regular; normal
常 in our stories
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后来的人常说，我们脚下的每一座山、每一条河，都是盘古留给世界的最后一份礼物。
hòulái de rén cháng shuō wǒmen jiǎoxià de měi yí zuò shān měi yì tiáo hé dōu shì Pángǔ liúgěi shìjiè de zuìhòu yí fèn lǐwù
People afterwards would say that every mountain and every river beneath our feet is the last gift Pangu left the world.
From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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柳树的树洞里藏着一片衣襟，上面写着血字：“割肉奉君尽丹心，但愿主公常清明。”
liǔshù de shùdòng lǐ cáng zhe yí piàn yījīn shàngmiàn xiě zhe xuèzì gē ròu fèng jūn jìn dānxīn dànyuàn zhǔgōng cháng qīngmíng
In a hollow of the willow was a strip of his robe, written in blood: "I cut my flesh to serve my lord with a loyal heart; I only wish my lord to stay ever clear and just."
From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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后来，人们常用“夸父逐日”比喻人有远大的志向，也有人用它讽刺不自量力的人。
hòulái rénmen cháng yòng kuāfùzhúrì bǐyù rén yǒu yuǎndà de zhìxiàng yě yǒu rén yòng tā fěngcì búzìliànglì de rén
Later people used "Kuafu chases the sun" as a figure for someone with lofty aspirations, while others used it to mock those who overrate themselves.
From the story Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 常
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9
- The flies that solved the case HSK 7–9 · Level 9
- The Dragon Gate and the ordinary fish HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).