尝 cháng to taste
to taste; to try
怎么记住“尝”: 龸 unveil + 云 cloud = to taste. The boy unveils the pot, vanishes in a cloud of steam and sneaks a spoonful to taste.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
尝 = 龸 unveil + 云 cloud
- 龸 unveil
- 云 cloud
The boy unveils the pot, vanishes in a cloud of steam and sneaks a spoonful to taste.
How it came to be
In the oldest full form, the sign for tasty gives the meaning and the top part the sound.
用法
- Modern job: "to taste (try the flavor of)": 尝一尝 (cháng yi cháng) have a taste, 尝尝这个 (chángchang zhège) try this.
- 尝试 (chángshì) = to attempt/try (doing something), broader than tasting: 值得尝试 (zhídé chángshì) worth a try.
- 品尝 (pǐncháng) = to savor/sample appreciatively, more refined than plain 尝. The classical "once, ever" sense is archaic.
含“尝”的汉字
含“尝”的词语
例句
- 我带你尝一下地方风味。 Wǒ dài nǐ cháng yíxià dìfāng fēngwèi.Let me take you out to try some of the local cuisine.