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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 平常

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
平常 píng cháng - ordinary
- common
- usually
- ordinarily

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 2 3,154 5,156 3,609

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
平 píng- surname Ping
平 píng- flat
- level
- equal
- to tie (make the same score)
- to draw (score)
- calm
- peaceful
- abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
常 cháng- surname Chang
常 cháng- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant

Other Words Containing 平常

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
平常 5 2 3,154 5,156 3,609
平常心 - 9 45,990 - -