司空见惯 (sī kōng jiàn guàn)

Character breakdown

• 司 (Sī) · 5 strokes

  Depicts using a scepter and a mouth (口) to command or take control of something.

• 空 (kōng) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

• 见 (jiàn) · 4 strokes

  Simplified form of 見. Pictograph of a person (儿) using their eye (目) to see (見).

• 惯 (guàn) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 贯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 慣.

Usage

在北京，早晚高峰堵车已经是司空见惯的事了。

In Beijing, traffic jams during the morning and evening rush hours are a common occurrence.

Zài Běi jīng, zǎo wǎn gāo fēng dǔ chē yǐ jīng shì sī kōng jiàn guàn de shì le.