无常 meaning in English

wúcháng

variable; changeable

Traditional 無常15 strokes

Meaning of 无常

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wúcháng
  1. variable
  2. changeable
  3. fickle
  4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
  5. ghost taking away the soul after death
  6. to pass away
  7. to die

无常 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

像xiàng四sì月yuè一yī样yàng反fǎn复fù无wú常cháng。
Capricious as April.
本běn周zhōu天tiān气qì变biàn化huà无wú常cháng。
This week the weather was very unpredictable.
他tā喜xǐ怒nù无wú常cháng,极jí难nán相xiāng处chǔ。
He is moody and difficult to get along with.
世shì事shì变biàn幻huàn无wú常cháng,人rén不bù能néng因yīn循xún守shǒu旧jiù、一yī成chéng不bù变biàn。
Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
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  4. 4

常 cháng · always · 11 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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Related words

Words that share a character with 无常.

非常fēichángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
常常chángchángfrequently; often
正常zhèngchángnormal; regular
经常jīngchángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
平常píngchángordinary; common
常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common
常用cháng yòngin common usage
通常tōngchángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
日常rìchángday-to-day; daily; everyday
无法wúfǎunable to; incapable of
无论wúlùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
无聊wúliáobored; boring

Questions about 无常

What does 无常 mean?

无常 (wúcháng) means "variable; changeable".

How do you write 无常?

无常 is made of 2 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 常 (11 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 无常 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 无常 is written 無常.