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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
尋常 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
尋常 ＝ 尋 ＋ 常
ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ · xúncháng
adj — ordinary, usual, common

字源 FORM — what the parts do

尋an arm-span, an old short measure (尋找)xún
常constant, ordinary (平常)cháng
尋常，尋找的尋，平常的常。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一尋（尋）、一常（常）都是短短一截，量得出的小數目——平平常常。
A 尋 and a 常 are each a short stretch (尋, 常), a length you can pace out — small, everyday measures.
字源
關 · Related
平常píngchángthe same 常, the plainer word異常yìchángout of the ordinary — the contrast