Chinese Character 尝 Meanings and components.

Form

尝

Meaning

尝 meaning[3] in English

To Taste.

To Try.

To Experience.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 尝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are small (小) , and (classical) to say (云)

Its radical[1] is: 小 (xiao3) which means: Small, Tiny, Few, Young, .小xiao3small

In cangjie it is written with FBMMI

How to write 尝

To write尝chang2to taste you should write a combination of 小xiao3small , 云yun2(classical) to … arranged in a 冖 shape:

小 + 云 = 尝

尝 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 尝 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 尝, looks as follow:

尝
Pinyin:chang2 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Taste . To Try . To Experience . Already . Ever . Once
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
云
Pinyin:yun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Classical) To Say
二
Pinyin:er4
Meaning[3]: Two . 2 . (Beijing Dialect) Stupid
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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