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尝
甞
cháng
1. old variant of [[嘗|尝<cháng>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尝
cháng
to taste; to experience, to experiment with
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (16)

饱尝
bǎocháng
to enjoy fully
品尝
pǐncháng
to taste a small amount
HSK 6
尝粪
chángfèn
to taste excrement (an act of filial piety)
尝试
chángshì
to try
HSK 6
未尝
wèicháng
not ever
浅尝
qiǎncháng
dilettante
浅尝
qiǎncháng
dilettante
何尝
hécháng
(rhetorical question) when?
浅尝者
qiǎnchángzhě
dilettante
孟尝君
Mèngchángjūn
Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
浅尝者
qiǎnchángzhě
dilettante
浅尝辄止
qiǎnchángzhézhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
卧薪尝胆
wòxīnchángdǎn
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
浅尝辄止
qiǎnchángzhézhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
备尝辛苦
bèichángxīnkǔ
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
尝尽心酸
chángjìnxīnsuān
to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

Alternate Entries

尝
cháng
to taste / to try / already / ever / once
HSK 4
尝
cháng
to taste
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,620
Word Frequency Rank
3,241 of 84,292

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