"尝" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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尝
Trad. 甞
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 小
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 小冖二厶
小 + 云
Prononciation
Mandarin cháng
Entry Methods
Pinyin chang2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 FBMMI
火月一一戈
Sijiao 907.3
Wubi IPFC
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5C1D
GB2312 B3A2
HSK
Level 4
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尝 cháng old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]
Results beginning with 尝
尝试 cháng shì to try / to attempt / CL:次[ci4]
尝粪 cháng fèn to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety) / to suck up to sb / to kiss ass
尝鲜 cháng xiān to taste (fresh food or a delicacy) / to try sth new
尝尽心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
Approximate Results for 尝
品尝 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount / to sample
何尝 hé cháng (rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
未尝 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily
饱尝 bǎo cháng to enjoy fully / to experience to the full over a long period
浅尝 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic)
孟尝君 Mèng cháng jūn Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
浅尝者 qiǎn cháng zhě dilettante / amateur / dabbler
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
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
备尝辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
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