试 (shì) — to try, to try on

Character

Strokes: 8
Radical: 讠 — words, speech
Made of: 讠 words, speech 式 formula, pattern, rule, style, system
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

我想试这件衣服。 Wǒ xiǎng shì zhè jiàn yīfu. I want to try on this piece of clothing.
我可以试试吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ shìshi ma? Can I try it?
我能试吗？ Wǒ néng shì ma? Can I try?
你试一下儿吧。 Nǐ shì yíxiàr ba. Give it a try.
老师请学生试读。 Lǎoshī qǐng xuésheng shì dú. The teacher asks the student to try reading.
你想试什么？ Nǐ xiǎng shì shénme? What do you want to try?
先试，再买吧。 Xiān shì, zài mǎi ba. Try it first, then buy it.
小王试着写汉字。 Xiǎo Wáng shìzhe xiě Hànzì. Xiao Wang is trying to write Chinese characters.
你试过这个菜吗？ Nǐ shì guo zhège cài ma? Have you tried this dish?
他不试这个。 Tā bú shì zhège. He isn't trying this.