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title: "Xunchang Meaning: 寻常 (xúncháng) Means “usual”"
description: "寻常 (traditional 尋常, xúncháng) means “usual; ordinary; common”. Hear its tones, see what 寻 and 常 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xunchang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 寻常 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

寻常 xúncháng

## usual; ordinary; common

## Its characters

1. 寻 xún to look for
2. 常 cháng ordinary

## In a sentence

今天他的表现很不寻常。 His behavior today is very unusual.

**寻常**的马怎能走得那十万八千里路？

From [白龙马 · The White Dragon Horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-white-dragon-horse-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-12#library-word-675-677)

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## More words with 寻 or 常

- [常常 chángcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changchang)
- [常规 chángguī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changgui)
- [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)
- [非常 fēicháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feichang)
- [家常 jiācháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiachang)
- [经常 jīngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingchang)
- [平常 píngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingchang)

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