反常 fǎncháng unusual
unusual; abnormal
How to remember 反常: 反 oppose + 常 often = unusual.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Abnormal, unusual, out of character' - 反常的天气 (fǎncháng de tiānqì) freak weather, 举止反常 behaving abnormally.
- Marks a departure from the normal/expected pattern; the 反 (against) + 常 (the usual). Often signals something is wrong.