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常 = 𫩠 + 巾

常 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “common”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 巾 (kerchief). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
common
Pinyin (Mandarin)
cháng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
common, normal, frequent, regular, нормальный, обычный, регулярный, частый, normal, frequent, regular
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
常 usual

Decomposition

ids

  1. 𫩠 outhouse
  2. 巾 kerchief

Characters that contain 常

How to find 常 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “outhouse” + “kerchief”. 常 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 常 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.