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日常

rìcháng

daily; everyday

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Characters in this word

日 rì

Strokes
4
Radical
日 — sun
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

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

Example phrases

  • 日常很忙。 Rìcháng hěn máng. Daily life is very busy.
  • 这是日常。 Zhè shì rìcháng. This is normal.
  • 日常要早睡。 Rìcháng yào zǎo shuì. In daily life, sleep early.

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