非常 (fēi cháng)

Character breakdown

• 非 (Fēi) · 8 strokes

  Depicts two people facing opposite directions.

• 常 (Cháng) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "lower garment", now written as 裳. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Example sentences

1. 非常好！ — Well done!
2. 非常感谢！ — Thank you very much!
3. 天非常暗。 — The sky is very dark.
4. 我非常饿。 — I'm really hungry.
5. 你非常快。 — You're very fast.

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