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常

Mandarin · pinyin cháng#

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng#

surname Chang

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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular

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2 · chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng4

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character

normal; general; common
constant; invariable; continuous; always
(archaic, literary) long-lasting; enduring
often; frequently
(literary) law and order
(literary) law; rule; regular pattern
an ancient unit of length equivalent to two xuns (尋／寻)
51st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "constancy" (𝌸)
a surname

character

(Southern Min) only used in 常在

character

(Southern Min) indolent; sloppy

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