尝 cháng

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

嘗 cháng

Contains the radical

⺌

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

speak

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱尚云

Semantic compound

云 yún

Phonetic compound

尚 Shàng

Explanation

Simplified form of 嘗 cháng . Phonosemantic compound. 旨 zhǐ represents the meaning and 尚 Shàng represents the sound.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 尝 cháng in different contexts.

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嗯 ēn , 尝 cháng 起来 qǐlai 不错 bù cuò , 只是 zhǐ shì 稍 shāo 辣 là 了 le 一点 yī diǎn .

Well, it tastes good, but it's a bit hot.

你 nǐ 可以 kěyǐ 尝尝这道咖喱 gā lí 菜 cài ,看看 kàn kan 够 gòu 不够 bù gòu 辣 là .

You can taste the curry to see if it's hot enough.

他 tā 想 xiǎng 尝尝蘑菇 mó gu 炒 chǎo 鸡蛋 jīdàn 的 de 味道 wèidao .

He wanted to try some mushrooms with his eggs.

我 wǒ 要 yāo 尝尝看 kān 真鲷 zhēn diāo .但是 dànshì 会 huì 不会 bù huì 太 tài 辣 là ?

I want to try the red snapper - but is it very spicy?

他 tā 曾 Zēng 饱尝 bǎo cháng 贫穷 pín qióng 之 zhī 苦 kǔ .

He is no stranger to poverty.

Explore 10 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 尝 cháng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
尝试 chángshì	to try	嘗試
尝 cháng	to taste	嘗 cháng
品尝 pǐncháng	to sample	品嘗
未尝 wèi cháng	not ever	未嘗
何尝 hé cháng	how?	何嘗
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn	fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge	臥薪嘗膽
饱尝 bǎo cháng	to enjoy fully	飽嘗
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ	to attempt half-heartedly	淺嚐輒止
孟尝君 Mèng cháng jūn	Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)	孟嘗君
浅尝 qiǎn cháng	dilettante	淺嘗