异常
Old HSK 6
异常 (yìcháng) · unusual
异常 (yìcháng) means “unusual; abnormal; extremely”. It is written with 2 characters: 异 (different) + 常 (often). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 异常 is built
The characters
异 yì · different
What 异 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
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
今天的天气异常炎热。Jīntiān de tiānqì yìcháng yánrè.It's unusually hot today.
机器出现了异常声音。Jīqì chūxiàn le yìcháng shēngyīn.The machine made an abnormal noise.
Questions about 异常
What does 异常 mean?
异常 (yìcháng) means “unusual; abnormal; extremely”.
How do you pronounce 异常?
异常 is pronounced yìcháng.
Which HSK level is 异常?
异常 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 诧异chàyìastonished
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 优异yōuyìexcellent
- 常常chángchángoften
- 非常fēichángvery
- 常见chángjiàncommon
- 常用chángyòngcommonly used
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 平常píngchángusually
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
Learn 异常 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 216: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.