无常 meaning in English
variable; changeable
Traditional 無常15 strokes
Meaning of 无常
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wúcháng
- variable
- changeable
- fickle
- impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
- ghost taking away the soul after death
- to pass away
- to die
无常 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
像四月一样反复无常。
Capricious as April.
本周天气变化无常。
This week the weather was very unpredictable.
他喜怒无常,极难相处。
He is moody and difficult to get along with.
世事变幻无常,人不能因循守旧、一成不变。
Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.
Stroke order for each character
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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常 cháng · always · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 无常.
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 常常 | chángcháng | frequently; often |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 日常 | rìcháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 无论 | wúlùn | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
| 无聊 | wúliáo | bored; 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.