Usage of the character 常

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang
the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)

chángjiàn

常见

[常見]

commonly seen
common
to see sth frequently

shícháng

时常

[時常]

often
frequently

chángwēn

常温

[常溫]

room temperature
ordinary temperatures

wúcháng

无常

[無常]

variable
changeable
fickle
impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
ghost taking away the soul after death
to pass away
to die

zhàocháng

照常

[照常]

as usual

chángmó

常模

[常模]

norm (typically observed pattern)

chāocháng

超常

[超常]

exceptional; well above average
supernatural; paranormal

Chángshú

常熟

[常熟]

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

héngcháng

恒常

[恆常]

constant
constantly

chángwù

常务

[常務]

routine
everyday business
daily operation (of a company)

chángguī

常规

[常規]

code of conduct; conventions; common practice
routine (medical procedure etc)

chángdào

常道

[常道]

normal and proper practice
conventional practice
common occurrence

rìcháng

日常

[日常]

day-to-day; daily; everyday

Chángdé

常德

[常德]

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

chángcháng

常常

[常常]

frequently
often

chángzhù

常驻

[常駐]

resident
permanent (representative)

wǔcháng

五常

[五常]

the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁 (rén), justice 義／义 (yì), propriety 禮／礼 (lǐ), wisdom 智 (zhì) and honor 信 (xìn)
alternative term for 五倫／五伦 (wulǔn), the five cardinal relationships
alternative term for 五行 (wuxǐng), the five elements

měicháng

每常

[每常]

frequently (in the past)
regularly

fēicháng

非常

[非常]

very; really
unusual; extraordinary

shīcháng

失常

[失常]

not normal
an aberration

zhèngcháng

正常

[正常]

regular
normal
ordinary

chángnián

常年

[常年]

all year round
for years on end
average year

chángshí

常时

[常時]

frequently
often
usually
regularly

chángfàn

常犯

[常犯]

to commit (an error) often
common (mistake)

lúncháng

伦常

[倫常]

proper human relationships

tōngcháng

通常

[通常]

regular; usual; normal
usually; normally

chángrén

常人

[常人]

ordinary person

jīngcháng

经常

[經常]

frequently; constantly; regularly; often
day-to-day; everyday; daily

xúncháng

寻常

[尋常]

usual; common; ordinary

chánglǐ

常理

[常理]

common sense
conventional reasoning and morals

píngcháng

平常

[平常]

ordinary
common
usually
ordinarily

yìcháng

异常

[異常]

unusual; abnormal
extremely; exceptionally

guàncháng

惯常

[慣常]

usual
customary

chángfèng

常俸

[常俸]

fixed salary of an official

chángqíng

常情

[常情]

common sense; the way people usually feel about things

chángrèn

常任

[常任]

permanent

chángtài

常态

[常態]

normal state

shíchángshì

十常侍

[十常侍]

Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption

Wǔchángshì

五常市

[五常市]

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

chángzhùlùn

常住论

[常住論]

eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

bùzhèngcháng

不正常

[不正常]

abnormal

jiāchángcài

家常菜

[家常菜]

home cooking

Chángníngshì

常宁市

[常寧市]

Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽／衡阳 ( Héngyáng), Hunan

lājiācháng

拉家常

[拉家常]

to talk or chat about ordinary daily life

Chángzhōushì

常州市

[常州市]

Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

píngchángxīn

平常心

[平常心]

levelheadedness
calmness
equanimity

píngchángrì

平常日

[平常日]

weekday

zhèngchánghuà

正常化

[正常化]

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

chángwěihuì

常委会

[常委會]

standing committee

chángshèngjūn

常胜军

[常勝軍]

Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels

Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

remarkable
remarkably
unusual

cíyìcháng

磁异常

[磁異常]

magnetic anomaly (geology)

fēizhèngcháng

非正常

[非正常]

abnormal
irregular

Chángshānxiàn

常山县

[常山縣]

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州 ( Qúzhōu), Zhejiang

chángyòngpǐn

常用品

[常用品]

everyday implement
object of everyday use

chángyòngzì

常用字

[常用字]

everyday words

chánglüshù

常绿树

[常綠樹]

evergreen tree

fēichángduō

非常多

[非常多]

much
very many

chějiācháng

扯家常

[扯家常]

to engage in small talk
to chit chat

dìngchángtài

定常态

[定常態]

constant state
fixed state

Chángdéshì

常德市

[常德市]

Changde prefecture-level city in Hunan

chángtàihuà

常态化

[常態化]

(statistics) normalized
to normalize (relations etc)
to become the norm

Chángshú Shì

常熟市

[常熟市]

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

jìntuìyǒucháng

进退有常

[進退有常]

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

chángwùlǐshì

常务理事

[常務理事]

permanent member of council

yīfǎnwǎngcháng

一反往常

[一反往常]

(idiom) contrary to what usually happens

Chángdésīxián

常德丝弦

[常德絲弦]

Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

jīngchángzhànghù

经常账户

[經常賬戶]

(economics) current account

yīrúwǎngcháng

一如往常

[一如往常]

as usual

chángtàifēnbù

常态分布

[常態分布]

normal distribution (in statistics)

jiāchángdòufu

家常豆腐

[家常豆腐]

home-style tofu

zhèngchánggōngzuò

正常工作

[正常工作]

normal operation
proper functioning

xiánhuàjiācháng

闲话家常

[閑話家常]

to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

xīnlüshīcháng

心律失常

[心律失常]

arrhythmia

fǎnfùwúcháng

反复无常

[反覆無常]

unstable
erratic
changeable
fickle

yìhūxúncháng

异乎寻常

[異乎尋常]

unusual
extraordinary

rìchánggōngzuò

日常工作

[日常工作]

routine

zhònglìyìcháng

重力异常

[重力異常]

gravitational anomaly (geology)

rénzhīchángqíng

人之常情

[人之常情]

human nature (idiom)
a behavior that is only natural

jiāchángbiànfàn

家常便饭

[家常便飯]

simple home-style meal
common occurrence
nothing out of the ordinary

xǐnùwúcháng

喜怒无常

[喜怒無常]

temperamental
moody

píngpíngchángcháng

平平常常

[平平常常]

nothing out of the ordinary
unglamorous

zhīzúchánglè

知足常乐

[知足常樂]

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

zhèngchángjūnqún

正常菌群

[正常菌群]

microbiome
microbiota

chángrǎnsètǐ

常染色体

[常染色體]

autosomal chromosome
autosome
autosomal

yīfǎnchángtài

一反常态

[一反常態]

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
entirely outside the norm
out of character

bùtóngxúncháng

不同寻常

[不同尋常]

out of the ordinary
unusual

biànhuàwúcháng

变化无常

[變化無常]

(idiom) changeable; fickle

Hēi Bái Wúcháng

黑白无常

[黑白無常]

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld

bīngjiāchángshì

兵家常事

[兵家常事]

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

chángwènwèntí

常问问题

[常問問題]

frequently asked questions
FAQ

huīfùchángtài

恢复常态

[恢復常態]

to return to normal

chánglüzhíwù

常绿植物

[常綠植物]

evergreen plant

fēichánggǎnxiè

非常感谢

[非常感謝]

extremely grateful; very thankful

chángtàibiānbān

常态编班

[常態編班]

see 常態分班／常态分班 (chángtàifēnbān)

chángtàifēnbù

常态分布

[常態分佈]

normal distribution (in statistics)

lǎoshēngchángtán

老生常谈

[老生常談]

an old observation (idiom)
a truism
banal comments

chāohūxúncháng

超乎寻常

[超乎尋常]

out of the ordinary
exceptional

chángjiànwèntí

常见问题

[常見問題]

common problems
FAQ

xíyǐwéicháng

习以为常

[習以為常]

accustomed to
used to

huòfúwúcháng

祸福无常

[禍福無常]

disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

dǎochángxígù

蹈常袭故

[蹈常襲故]

follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
always the same routine

zhèngchángchéngběn

正常成本

[正常成本]

normal cost (accountancy)

chángguīwǔqì

常规武器

[常規武器]

conventional weapon

Fǎlúnchángzhuàn

法轮常转

[法輪常轉]

the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything

chūmòwúcháng

出没无常

[出沒無常]

to appear and disappear unpredictably

shénjīngshīcháng

神经失常

[神經失常]

mental aberration
nervous abnormality

chángtàifēnbān

常态分班

[常態分班]

(Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability

chángniánlěiyuè

常年累月

[常年累月]

variant of 長年累月／长年累月 (chángniánlěiyuè)

chāochángfāhuī

超常发挥

[超常發揮]

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

jīfēnchángshù

积分常数

[積分常數]

constant of integration (math.)

chángláichángwǎng

常来常往

[常來常往]

to visit frequently
to have frequent dealings (with)
to see each other often

jièdiànchángshù

介电常数

[介電常數]

dielectric constant

sāngāngwǔcháng

三纲五常

[三綱五常]

three principles and five virtues (idiom)
the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義／义, propriety 禮／礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

bùzhǔgùcháng

不主故常

[不主故常]

not to stick to the old conventions

fēichángshǒuduàn

非常手段

[非常手段]

an emergency measure

chángyánshuōdehǎo

常言说得好

[常言說得好]

as the saying goes; as they say...

yányǔshīchángzhèng

言语失常症

[言語失常症]

speech defect

chángwēifēnfāngchéng

常微分方程

[常微分方程]

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

chángwùwěiyuánhuì

常务委员会

[常務委員會]

standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)

chángrènlǐshìguó

常任理事国

[常任理事國]

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

Chángqīngténg Bāxiào

常青藤八校

[常青藤八校]

Ivy League

bùzhèngchángzhuàngkuàng

不正常状况

[不正常狀況]

abnormal state

chángchūnténgxuéfǔ

常春藤学府

[常春藤學府]

Ivy League school

Pǔlǎngkèchángshù

普朗克常数

[普朗克常數]

(physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds

Afújiādéluóchángshù

阿伏伽德罗常数

[阿伏伽德羅常數]

Avogadro's number (chemistry)

Quánguó Rén Dà Cháng Wěihuì

全国人大常委会

[全國人大常委會]

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會／全国人民代表大会常务委员会)

xìjùhuàréngéwéicháng

戏剧化人格违常

[戲劇化人格違常]

histrionic personality disorder (HPD)

jīyīnrǎnsètǐyìcháng

基因染色体异常

[基因染色體異常]

genetic chromosome abnormality

gǔsuǐzēngshēngyìchángzōnghézhēng

骨髓增生异常综合征

[骨髓增生異常綜合徵]

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

lèijīngshénfēnlièxíngréngéwéicháng

类精神分裂型人格违常

[類精神分裂型人格違常]

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

chángzàihébiānzǒu,nǎyǒubùshīxié

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋

[常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋]

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)

qiānlǐmǎchángyǒu,ér Bó Lèbùchángyǒu

千里马常有，而伯乐不常有

[千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有]

lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì

全国人民代表大会常务委员会

[全國人民代表大會常務委員會]

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress