太常 Traditional form: 太常 Pinyin (reading): tàicháng Definitions: Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 (jiǔqīng) Characters: 太 - very, too much; big; extreme 常 - common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly Traditional characters: 太 - very, too much; big; extreme 常 - common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly