constant, regular, ordinary

Animated Stroke Order 常

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Stroke Order Diagrams 常

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
de
wēn
xiàn
zài
shì
zhèng
cháng
de

His body temperature is normal now

2
jīng
cháng
shū
guǎn
kàn
shū

I often go to the library to read books

3
zhè
shì
měi
rén
dōu
yīng
gāi
zhī
dào
de
cháng
shí

This is common sense that everyone should know

4
zhè
ge
píng
guǒ
fēi
cháng
hǎo
chī

This apple is very delicious.

5
jīn
tiān
tiān
fēi
cháng
hǎo
shì
gōng
yuán
sàn

The weather is very nice today, perfect for a walk in the park.

6
duì
zhè
ge
xiàng
fēi
cháng
tóu
jīng
cháng
gōng
zuò
dào
shēn

He is very dedicated to this project and often works late into the night.

7
jīng
cháng
chī
píng
guǒ

I often eat apples.

8
jīng
cháng
gōng
yuán
sàn

He often goes to the park for a walk.

9
men
jīng
cháng
zài
zhōu
kàn
diàn
yǐng

We often watch movies together on weekends.

10
jīn
tiān
tiān
zhèng
cháng

The weather is normal today.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#119
Zhuyinㄔㄤˊ
Components
UnicodeU+5E38
CangjieFBBMR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality