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常 cháng — “often”
How to write and say the Chinese character 常 (cháng), which means often — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Time & days.
Pinyin · 拼音 cháng
Meaning · 意思 often
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 巾 (cloth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
常 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
巾 (cloth) hints at the meaning, and 尚 lends its sound — together they make 常.
A common word常用词
常常
often
Example sentence例句
我常常帮妈妈做饭。
I often help Mum cook.
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