尝cháng
to taste. 9 strokes, radical ⺌, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin chángStrokes 9Radical ⺌Band HSK 5Words 2
How to write 尝
Strokes 1–5 write 尚, then strokes 6–9 write 云.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 尝 · the stroke-order rules
What 尝 is made of
尚 (shàng, still) and 云 (yún, cloud).
云 carries the meaning — speak — and 尚 carries the sound.
Words that use 尝
| 尝 | to taste 用嘴辨别食物的味道 厂长亲切邀请大家尝一口新点心。The factory head warmly invited everyone to taste a bite of the new pastry. Lesson 399, 敢为人先 · 开拓革新与百业昌盛 · Enterprise Renewal & Vitality |
| 尝试 | to try, attempt 主动去做以前没做过的事，看看结果如何 团队大胆尝试一种全新的生产工艺。The team boldly tried a brand-new production process. Lesson 399, 敢为人先 · 开拓革新与百业昌盛 · Enterprise Renewal & Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 尚
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.