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title: "Jiachang Meaning: 家常 (jiācháng) Means “home-style”"
description: "家常 (jiācháng) means “home-style; homemade”. Hear its tones, see what 家 and 常 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiachang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 家常 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

家常 jiācháng

## home-style; homemade

## It can also mean

- daily life of a family

## Its characters

1. 家 jiā home
2. 常 cháng often

## In a sentence

这道菜的味道很家常。 This dish tastes very home-style.

沈禾猜，讲的无非是些**家常**：菜园里的辣椒红了，邻居家的狗生了一窝小狗，天气要变冷了。

From [六十秒 · Sixty Seconds: a Chinese short story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sixty-seconds-chinese-short-story#library-word-88-90)

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## More words with 家 or 常

- [搬家 bānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjia)
- [常常 chángcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changchang)
- [常规 chángguī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changgui)
- [厂家 chǎngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjia)
- [常见 chángjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjian)
- [常年 chángnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changnian)
- [常态 chángtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtai)
- [常用 chángyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyong)
- [大家 dàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dajia)
- [非常 fēicháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feichang)

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