常见于 (cháng jiàn yú) — to be commonly seen in; to be often found in (formal/written)

Definition

Written/formal phrase meaning 'commonly found in (a place or group)' — used in academic, medical, or descriptive prose, not everyday speech.

verb
to be commonly seen into be often found in (formal/written)

Examples

  • 常见于。
    Zhè zhǒng zhèng zhuàng cháng jiàn yú ér tóng.
    This symptom is commonly seen in children.
  • 常见于。
    Gāi xiàn xiàng cháng jiàn yú yú rè dài dì qū.
    This phenomenon is often found in tropical regions.
  • 常见于。
    Zhè lèi wèn tí cháng jiàn yú kǎo shì zhōng.
    This type of problem is commonly seen in exams.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
尚
尚shàng常cháng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

常 pairs 巾, a cloth, with 尚 as a sound part; the form originally referred to a lower garment.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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