尝 - cháng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
9 strokes
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尝 (嘗)

cháng

Definition

to taste
to try (the flavor of)
to experience
ever
once
already

Can be used to indicate past tense.

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

偿

cháng

to repay; to compensate (for); to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

鲿

cháng

Bagridae (catfish family)

Related words (8)

尝粪

cháng fèn

to taste excrement (an act of filial piety); to suck-up; to ass kiss

尝试

cháng shì

(to have) a shot; trial; to try; to attempt; Mickey mouse

何尝

hé cháng

(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...

品尝

pǐn cháng

to taste a small amount; to sample

未尝

wèi cháng

not ever; not necessarily

浅尝

qiǎn cháng

dilettante; amateur; to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)

饱尝

bǎo cháng

to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period

浅尝者

qiǎn cháng zhě

dilettante; amateur; dabbler

Idioms (4)

尝尽心酸

cháng jìn xīn suān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

(lit.) to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

备尝辛苦

bèi cháng xīn kǔ

to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)

浅尝辄止

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止

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