• 187th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (Chang2)surname Chang
2. cháng (chang2)always • ever • often • frequently • common • general • constant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

正常 
经常 (經常)
非常 

Uncommon

家常 
家常菜 
寻常 (尋常)
常客 
常州 
常常 
常见 (常見)
常规 (常規)
常识 (常識)
平常 
往常 
日常 
时常 (時常)
无常 (無常)
照常 
异常 (異常)
通常 

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  • 51st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 333 words
  • Component in 77 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòng (yong4)to use • to employ • to have to • to eat or drink • expense or outlay • usefulness • hence • therefore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yòng (yong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

作用 
使用 
利用 
应用 (應用)
没用 (沒用)
用来 (用來)
用心 
用户 (用戶)

Uncommon

不用 
享用 
占用 (佔用)
使用权 (使用權)
使用者 
信用 
信用卡 
借用 
备用 (備用)
副作用 
动用 (動用)
受用 
启用 (啟用)
善用 
套用 
好用 
家用 
实用 (實用)
专用 (專用)
常用 
引用 
抵用券 
采用 (採用)
改用 
有用 
服用 
滥用 (濫用)
无用 (無用)
用人 
用光 
用力 
用功 
用品 
用场 (用場)
用完 
用法 
用尽 (用盡)
用处 (用處)
用途 
用餐 
管用 
耐用 
试用 (試用)
费用 (費用)
通用 
运用 (運用)
适用 (適用)
选用 (選用)
食用 
饮用 (飲用)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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