反常
Old HSK 6
反常 (fǎncháng) · unusual
反常 (fǎncháng) means “unusual; abnormal; strange”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 常 (often). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 反常 is built
The characters
反 fǎn · reverse
What 反 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
常 cháng · often
What 常 is made of
- 尚shàng — still
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 巾 gives the meaning, 尚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今年的天气很反常。Jīnnián de tiānqì hěn fǎncháng.The weather this year is very unusual.
他今天一句话也不说，有点儿反常。Tā jīntiān yí jù huà yě bù shuō, yǒudiǎnr fǎncháng.He hasn't said a word today, which is a bit strange.
Questions about 反常
What does 反常 mean?
反常 (fǎncháng) means “unusual; abnormal; strange”.
How do you pronounce 反常?
反常 is pronounced fǎncháng.
Which HSK level is 反常?
反常 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 反而fǎn'érinstead
- 反映fǎnyìngto reflect
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 违反wéifǎnto violate
- 反驳fǎnbóto refute
- 反感fǎngǎnto dislike
Learn 反常 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.