天常
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Chinese[edit]
day; sky; heaven | always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant | ||
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simp. and trad. (天常) |
天 | 常 |
Etymology[edit]
天 (天生 - natural) + 常 (五常 - the five unchanging relationships)
- According to traditional Confucianism, there were five kinds of human relationships (五常) which followed natural (天生) laws and were unchanging:
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
天常
- (archaic) the natural order of things; the natural hierarchy of human relationships