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常用

chángyòng

commonly used

HSK 2 · Topic “Qualities and features”
A spoon beside a bowl
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

用 yòng

Strokes
5
Radical
用 — to use, to employ, to apply
Made of
⺆ frame 𰀁 hook

Example phrases

  • 这是常用词。 Zhè shì chángyòng cí. This is a commonly used word.
  • 手机很常用。 Shǒujī hěn chángyòng. Phones are used very often.
  • 常用句子不难。 Chángyòng jùzi bù nán. Common sentences are not hard.

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