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时常

shícháng

often

A person watering a plant
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Characters in this word

时 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 时

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

  • 我时常跑步。 Wǒ shícháng pǎobù. I go running a lot.
  • 他时常迟到。 Tā shícháng chídào. He comes late many times.
  • 她时常看书。 Tā shícháng kànshū. She reads books often.

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