常cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly. 11 strokes, radical 巾, first met in HSK 2.
What 常 is made of
尚 (shàng, still) and 巾 (jīn, cloth).
巾 carries the meaning — cloth — and 尚 carries the sound.
How to write 常
Strokes 1–8 write 尚, then strokes 9–11 write 巾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 常
Words that use 常
| 常见 | common, frequently seen 经常能看到，不罕见 这些都是生活中常见的词汇。These are all common everyday words. Lesson 8, 运动场 · 谨言慎行与辨微格物 · Discernment, Daily Judgment & Nuance |
| 常用 | commonly used 经常被人使用 这本词典收录了许多常用词语。This dictionary includes many commonly used words. Lesson 8, 运动场 · 谨言慎行与辨微格物 · Discernment, Daily Judgment & Nuance |
| 经常 | often, frequently 表示情况多次重复发生 他经常在周末去爬山。He often goes hiking on weekends. Lesson 41, 去酒店 · 登高致远与文辞璀璨 · Broad Perspectives & Literary Radiance |
| 平常 | ordinary 普通，没有什么特别之处 这只是一件平常的小事。This is just an ordinary little matter. Lesson 57, 平安 · 浮瓜沉李与岁序更迭 · Seasonal Nuance, Festive Refreshments & Civic Enterprise |
| 正常 | normal, regular 指按平常的状态运行，没有异常 生产生活保持正常有序。Production and daily life stayed normal and orderly. Lesson 98, 照相 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self |
| 日常 | everyday 每天都会有、很普通的 邻居之间互相关心是日常生活中的小事。Neighbours looking out for each other is simply a small part of everyday life. Lesson 120, 水果与清爽 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 通常 | usually 大多数情况下都是这样 记者通常在傍晚交稿。Journalists usually file their stories in the evening. Lesson 175, 新闻采写与现场报道 · 新闻传媒与公共资讯 · Journalism, Media Reporting & Public Notices |
| 常识 | common sense, general knowledge 大家都应该知道的基本知识 防潮除湿是南方人的常识。Guarding against damp is simple common sense for people in the south. Lesson 254, 商务资产与物产流通 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 时常 | often, frequently 表示某种情况经常发生 青年们时常聚在书店交流。The young people often gathered at the bookstore to chat. Lesson 482, 清咏流光 · 文心雅韵与躬行敏求 · Refined Arts & Resourceful Deeds |
| 常规 | routine, conventional 指通常遵循的做法或规程 医疗卫生系统严格抓好常规管理。The health system strictly maintained routine management. Lesson 552, 康衢行远 · 笃行实业与经世致远 · Strategic Logistics & Civic Infrastructure |
and 2 more in the catalogue.
Characters that share the sound part 尚
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 巾
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 巾 radical page.