家常
Old HSK 6
家常 (jiācháng) · home-style
家常 (jiācháng) means “home-style; everyday family matters”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 常 (often). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 家常 is built
The characters
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (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
我们坐在一起聊家常。Wǒmen zuò zài yìqǐ liáo jiācháng.We sat together chatting about everyday things.
妈妈做的家常菜最好吃。Māma zuò de jiācháng cài zuì hǎochī.Mom's home cooking tastes best.
Questions about 家常
What does 家常 mean?
家常 (jiācháng) means “home-style; everyday family matters”.
How do you pronounce 家常?
家常 is pronounced jiācháng.
Which HSK level is 家常?
家常 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
Learn 家常 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.