日常
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日常 (rìcháng) · daily
日常 (rìcháng) means “daily; everyday”. It is written with 2 characters: 日 (day) + 常 (often). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 日常 is built
The characters
日 rì · day
What 日 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The sun (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
这些都是日常用品。Zhèxiē dōu shì rìcháng yòngpǐn.These are all everyday items.
学点儿日常汉语很有用。Xué diǎnr rìcháng Hànyǔ hěn yǒuyòng.Learning some everyday Chinese is very useful.
Questions about 日常
What does 日常 mean?
日常 (rìcháng) means “daily; everyday”.
How do you pronounce 日常?
日常 is pronounced rìcháng.
Which HSK level is 日常?
日常 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 日期rìqīdate
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 节日jiérìfestival
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 日子rìziday
- 日记rìjìdiary
- 日历rìlìcalendar
- 日程rìchéngschedule
- 日用品rìyòngpǐndaily necessities
Learn 日常 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.