嘗
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cháng · to taste

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 嘗

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Example sentences

Notice where 嘗 sits in each complete thought.

Cháng shì zài xià yí cì zuò dé gèng hǎo.嘗試在下一次做得更好。

Try and do better next time.

Source: Tatoeba #798244 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng shì le xū duō bù tóng de fāng fǎ.他嘗試了許多不同的方法。

He tried many different methods.

Source: Tatoeba #1383464 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ néng cháng diǎn nǐ de miàn bāo má?我能嘗點你的麵包嗎?

Can I try your bread?

Source: Tatoeba #12049335 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng shì táo zǒu ér chéng gōng le.他嘗試逃走而成功了。

His attempt to escape was successful.

Source: Tatoeba #340119 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cháng shì ài suǒ yǒu rén.我嘗試愛所有人。

I try to love everyone.

Source: Tatoeba #6467637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cháng shì yì tiān chī yì kē pín guǒ.我嘗試一天吃一顆蘋果。

I try to eat an apple a day.

Source: Tatoeba #13539435 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 嘗 in context

  1. Say cháng, then recall the core meaning: to taste.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嘗 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.