常 cháng
adverb
: often; as a rule
Kun Reading
つね tsune
Noun | No-adjective
: usual state of things
つねに tsuneni
adverb
: always; constantly
とこ toko
adverb
: ever; endless
ただ tada
No-adjective
: ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless
とわ towa
Na-adjective | Noun | No-adjective
: eternity; perpetuity
On Reading
しょう shou
じょう jou
Usage:
常常 chang2chang2: frequently; often [つねづね tsunezune: always usually]
常識[识] chang2shi2: common sense; general knowledge [じょうしき joushiki]
常時[时] chang2shi2: frequently; often; usually; regularly [じょうじ joujo]
常人 chang2ren2: ordinary person [じょうじん joujin]
常任 chang2ren4: permanent [じょうにん jounin: regular; permanent]
常年 chang2nian2: all year round; average year
常用 chang2yong4: common usage [じょうよう jouyou: daily use]
非常 fei1chang2: unusual; very [ひじょう hijou: emergency; unusual]
ひじょうに hijouni: very; extremely; exceedingly
經[经]常 jing1chang2: frequently; daily
正常 zheng4chang2: regular; norm; ordinary [せいじょう seijou]
不正常 bu4 zheng4 chang2: abnormal [ふせいじょう fuseijou: anomaly]
平常 ping2chang2: ordinarily; common [へいじょう heijou: normal; usual]
家常菜 jia1 chang2 cai4: home cooking
Chinese idiom
知足常樂[乐] zhi1 zu2 chang2 le4: satisfied with what one has
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic:
巾 (jin1: cloth) suggests the meaning while
尚 (shang4/chang2) provides the sound.
Originally a variant of 裳 (chang2; shang2: lower garment).
Examples:
她常常感冒。
ta1 chang2chang2 gan3mao4
She’s always catching a cold.
形声 Pictophonetic:
巾 (jin1: cloth) suggests the meaning while
尚 (shang4/chang2) provides the sound.
Originally a variant of 裳 (chang2; shang2: lower garment).
Examples:
她常常感冒。
ta1 chang2chang2 gan3mao4
She’s always catching a cold.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
