常见
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
常见 (chángjiàn) · common
常见 (chángjiàn) means “common; often seen”. It is written with 2 characters: 常 (often) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 常见 is built
The characters
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)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个字很常见。Zhège zì hěn chángjiàn.This character is very common.
这是常见的问题吗？Zhè shì chángjiàn de wèntí ma?Is this a common problem?
Questions about 常见
What does 常见 mean?
常见 (chángjiàn) means “common; often seen”.
How do you pronounce 常见?
常见 is pronounced chángjiàn.
Which HSK level is 常见?
常见 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 常常chángchángoften
- 非常fēichángvery
- 常用chángyòngcommonly used
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 平常píngchángusually
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 日常rìchángdaily
- 通常tōngchángusually
- 常识chángshícommon sense
- 照常zhàochángas usual
Learn 常见 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.