héng
variant of 恆|恒[héng]
A constant 亘 heart 忄; 亘 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Evolution
![恒 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 恒 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%81%92_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![恒 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC) 恒 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%81%92_2.png)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)![恒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 恒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%81%92_9.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![恒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 恒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%81%92_16.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 恒
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
eternal | ||
permanent | ||
(fixed) star | ||
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere | ||
Bethlehem (in the biblical nativity story) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 6.4392% of movies
2236th most common character in movies
1764th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 9 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+6052 |
Shuowen | “恆,常也。从心,从舟,在二之閒上下,心以舟施恆也。,古文恆从月。《詩》曰:‘如月之恆。’” |
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