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通常

tōngcháng

usually

A person eating a meal
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Characters in this word

通 tōng

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 甬 path
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 我通常早起。 Wǒ tōng cháng zǎo qǐ. I normally get up early.
  • 他通常走路。 Tā tōng cháng zǒu lù. He usually walks.
  • 通常我在家。 Tōng cháng wǒ zài jiā. Usually I am at home.

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