尝

cháng

to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once

Radical: ⺌ HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

尝 decomposes into the following components:

尚 云

Semantic component: 云; phonetic component: 尚.

Words containing 尝

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 尝.

何尝
hé cháng
(rhetorical question) when?
品尝
pǐn cháng
to taste a small amount
尝粪
cháng fèn
尝试
cháng shì
to try
尝鲜
cháng xiān
未尝
wèi cháng
not ever
浅尝
qiǎn cháng
dilettante
饱尝
bǎo cháng
to enjoy fully
孟尝君
mèng cháng jūn
Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
备尝艰苦
bèi cháng jiān kǔ
see 備嘗辛苦|备尝辛苦[bei4 chang2 xin1 ku3]
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

Related characters (radical ⺌)

Characters that share the radical ⺌.

⺌ ⺍ 小 少 尔 尕 尖 尗 尘 尙 尚 尜 尞 当 辉

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