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常
Cháng
1. surname Chang
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

常
cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

中常
zhōngcháng
ordinary
五常
Wǔcháng
Wuchang county level city in Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨]], Heilongjiang
五常
wǔcháng
five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence [[仁]], righteousness [[義|义]], propriety [[禮|礼]], wisdom [[智]] and fidelity [[信]]
伦常
lúncháng
proper human relationships
反常
fǎncháng
unusual
HSK 6
太常
tàicháng
Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
失常
shīcháng
not normal
家常
jiācháng
the daily life of a family
HSK 6
寻常
xúncháng
usual
常人
chángrén
ordinary person
常任
chángrèn
permanent
常住
chángzhù
long term resident
常俸
chángfèng
fixed salary of an official
常务
chángwù
routine
常委
chángwěi
member of standing committee
常客
chángkè
frequent visitor
常宁
Chángníng
Changning county level city in Hengyang [[衡陽|衡阳<Héngyáng>]], Hunan
常山
Chángshān
Changshan county in Quzhou [[衢州<Qúzhōu>]], Zhejiang
常州
Chángzhōu
Changzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
常常
chángcháng
frequently

Alternate Entries

常
cháng
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
186
Word Frequency Rank
588 of 84,292