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尝

cháng

to taste; to try food

A person tasting soup
Memory picture

Character

尝 cháng

Strokes
9
Radical
⺌ — small
Made of
尚 still, yet 云 cloud
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你尝一口。 Nǐ cháng yì kǒu. Taste one bite.
  • 我尝这个。 Wǒ cháng zhè ge. I taste this.
  • 尝点儿汤。 Cháng diǎnr tāng. Taste a little soup.

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