恒

See also: 恆

恒 U+6052, 恒 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6052 ← 恑 [U+6051] CJK Unified Ideographs 恓 → [U+6053]

Translingual

Han character

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

1. constant, regular, persistent
2. 32nd hexagram of the I Ching

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 384, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10527
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2294, character 5
• Unihan data for U+6052

Usage notes

This character is listed as an unorthodox form (俗字) of 恆, according to the Kangxi Dictionary.

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恒 – see 恆 (“to wax; to extend everywhere; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 恆).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	恒
Kyūjitai	恆

Kanji

恒

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

1. always, constant

Readings

• Go-on: ごう (gō)
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
• Kun: つね (tsune, 恒)
• Nanori: のぶ (nobu); ひさ (hisa); ひさし (hisashi)

Compounds

Compounds

• 恒(こう)隠(いん)圏(けん) (kōinken): the area on the globe in which a given star is never visible
• 恒(こう)温(おん) (kōon): constant temperature; homoiothermic, homoiothermal
• 恒(こう)温(おん)槽(そう) (kōonsō): a temperature-controlled or thermostatic bath, chamber, or oven
• 恒(こう)温(おん)動(どう)物(ぶつ) (kōon dōbutsu): a homoiotherm
• 恒(こう)河(が) (Kōga): the Ganges River
• 恒(こう)河(が)沙(しゃ) (Kōgasha): all the sand on the banks of the Ganges River: an infinite amount
• 恒(こう)規(き) (kōki): a rule or principle that must always be followed
• 恒(こう)儀(ぎ) (kōgi): a custom or convention
• 恒(こう)久(きゅう) (kōkyū): permanence

Derived terms

• 恒(とこ)とわ (tokotowa, “always, forever”)

Noun

恒(つね) • (tsune) 

1. constant, always
2. usual, ordinary, everyday, normal

   恒(つね)の服(ふく)装(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(ひさし) • (Hisashi) 

1. 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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