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常见

chángjiàn

common

HSK 2 · Topic “Qualities and features”
A cup among household items
Memory picture

Characters in this word

常 cháng

Strokes
11
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
尚 still, yet 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

见 jiàn

Strokes
4
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
冂 frame 儿 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这是常见问题。 Zhè shì chángjiàn wèntí. This is a common problem.
  • 感冒很常见。 Gǎnmào hěn chángjiàn. Colds are very common.
  • 这种菜常见。 Zhè zhǒng cài chángjiàn. This kind of dish is common.

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