Chinese

常用

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/
commonly used; in common use
  • HSK 2

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  • characterChinese常 “normal; general; common”
    • soundChinese尚 “still; yet”
      • meaningChinese八 “eight”
      • soundChinese向 “to face”
        • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
        • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
  • characterChinese用 “to use; to employ; to operate”

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