天常

Chinese
day; sky; heaven
 
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
simp. and trad.
(天常)		 天 常

Etymology

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:
  1. ruler and subject (君臣)
  2. father and son (父子)
  3. husband and wife (夫婦)
  4. older brother and younger brother (兄弟)
  5. friends (朋友)

Pronunciation

Noun

天常

  1. (archaic) the natural order of things; the natural hierarchy of human relationships
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