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恒

See also: 恆

Translingual

Han character

恒 (radical 61 心+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 心一日一 (PMAM), four-corner 9101₆, composition ⿰忄亘)

constant, regular, persistent
32nd hexagram of the I Ching

References

KangXi: page 384, character 13

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10527

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2294, character 5

Unihan data for U+6052

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恒 – see 恆. (This character, 恒, is the simplified form of 恆.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

恒

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 恆)

always; constant

Readings

Goon: ごう, (gō)
Kan’on: こう (kō)
Kun: つね (tsune)
Nanori: のぶ (nobu), ひさ (hisa), ひさし (hisashi)

Compounds

恒隠圏 (こういんけん) ‎(kōinken): the area on the globe in which a given star is never visible
恒温 (こうおん) ‎(kōon): constant temperature; homoiothermic, homoiothermal
恒温槽 (こうおんそう) ‎(kōonsō): a temperature-controlled or thermostatic bath, chamber, or oven
恒温動物 (こうおんどうぶつ) ‎(kōon dōbutsu): a homoiotherm
恒河 (こうが) ‎(Kōga): the Ganges River
恒河沙 (こうがしゃ) ‎(Kōgasha): all the sand on the banks of the Ganges River: an infinite amount
恒規 (こうき) ‎(kōki): a rule or principle that must always be followed
恒儀 (こうぎ) ‎(kōgi): a custom or convention
恒久 (こうきゅう) ‎(kōkyū): permanence

Derived terms

恒 (とこ)とわ ‎(tokotowa): always, forever

Noun

恒 ‎(hiragana つね, romaji tsune)

constant, always
usual, ordinary, everyday, normal
恒 (つね)の服装 (ふくそう)で出 (で)て行 (い)った。

Tsune no fukusō de dete itta.

He went out in his usual / normal / everyday clothes.

Usage notes

This is an alternative form of 常 which is more common.

Proper noun

恒 ‎(hiragana ひさし, romaji Hisashi)

A male given name

Korean

Hanja

恒 • ‎(hang, geung) (hangeul 항, 긍, revised hang, geung, McCune-Reischauer hang, kŭng, Yale hang, kung)

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