| cháng | always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant/surname Chang |
| 常 | surname Chang |
| 常事 | commonplace |
| 常人 | ordinary person |
| 常任 | permanent |
| 常任代表 | a permanent delegate; a permanent representative |
| 常任理事 | permanent director |
| 常任理事国 | permanent member state (of UN Security Council) |
| 常会 | regular session |
| 常住 | long term resident permanent residence eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit ?ā?vata-vāda) |
| 常住人口 | permanent population; resident population |
| 常住居民 | inhabitant; in habitant |
| 常住论 | eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit ?ā?vata-vāda) |
| 常例 | common practice |
| 常俸 | fixed salary of an official |
| 常务 | routine everyday business daily operation (of a company) |
| 常务委员 | member of the permanent committee; standing committee |
| 常务委员会 | standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress) |
| 常务理事 | permanent member of council |
| 常务董事 | a managing director |
| 常压 | normal atmosphere; ordinary pressure; standard atmosphere |