无常
wú
cháng

Definitions

  1. 1. variable
  2. 2. changeable
  3. 3. fickle
  4. 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
  5. 5. ghost taking away the soul after death
  6. 6. to pass away
  7. 7. to die

Components

  • 无 wú – not to have
  • 常 Cháng – surname Chang

Related Words

  • 黑白无常 Hēi Bái Wú cháng – PN:Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad
  • 祸福无常 huò fú wú cháng – disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
  • 喜怒无常 xǐ nù wú cháng – temperamental