常
Meaning
- always
- ever
- often
Example sentence
知足常乐。
Happy is the man who is contented.
The character 常
常 is 巾, cloth, under 尚 — once an ordinary banner, now what is ordinary and constant. 常常 and 经常 mean often, 平常 and 正常 are what is normal, and 非常, literally not-ordinary, is how you say very.
Words containing 常
- 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often
- 非常 fēi cháng very; really
- 常见 cháng jiàn commonly seen
- 常用 cháng yòng in common usage
- 经常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often
- 平常 píng cháng ordinary
- 正常 zhèng cháng normal; regular
- 日常 rì cháng day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 通常 tōng cháng regular; usual; normal
- 常识 cháng shí common sense; general knowledge