尝 cháng

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

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 嘗

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尝 · 9 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿱尚云

In this compound, the meaning comes from 云 (speak); 尚 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Traditional form 嘗: purpose

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cháng shìto try (to see what it's like or whether one can…

pǐn chángto have a taste of; to sample

hé cháng(rhetorical question) when?; how?

cháng fènto taste a patient's excrement…

wèi chángnot ever

bǎo chángto enjoy fully

bèi cháng jiān kǔ(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

bèi cháng xīn kǔ(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

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