常 — sang

Parts that make up 常

How 常 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 常 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 尚, 巾.

Korean example words with 常

• 상행常行 Korean gloss: 늘 하는 일
• 상례常例 Korean gloss: 보통 있는 일
• 상사常事 Korean gloss: 보통 있는 일
• 상습常習 Korean gloss: 늘 하는 버릇
• 상욕常辱 Korean gloss: 상스러운 욕설
• 상황常況 Korean gloss: 보통 때의 형편
• 상객常客 Korean gloss: 늘 찾아오는 손님
• 상춘常春 Korean gloss: 항상 봄이 계속됨
• 일상日常 Korean gloss: 날마다 반복되는 생활
• 거상居常 Korean gloss: 일상생활에서의 보통 때
• 상목常木 Korean gloss: 품질이 좋지 못한 무명
• 상록常綠 Korean gloss: 나뭇잎이 사철 내내 푸름

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 常

• 正常せいじょう normal; regular
• 通常つうじょう usual; ordinary; normal
• 非常ひじょう emergency; extreme; great
• 常務じょうむ managing director; executive director; routine business
• 日常にちじょう everyday; daily; ordinary
• 常任じょうにん standing; regular; permanent
• 常につねに always; constantly; at all times
• 経常けいじょう ordinary
• 異常いじょう abnormal; unusual; extraordinary
• 常識じょうしき common sense; good sense; common knowledge
• 常つね usual state of things
• 経常利益けいじょうりえき current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes

Characters sharing the phonetic 尚

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “상”

Other hanja with radical 巾