常

Chang2
#187 most
frequent character
surname Chang

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

常 has 巾 cloth as its meaning part and 尚 shàng as a sound part. It first meant 'skirt', now written 裳. The meaning 'common, regular' was borrowed for the sound alone, and 'often' grew from that.

常 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
嫦

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