尝 (cháng)
to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
- HSK 3.1 level 5
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Simplified form of 嘗. Phonosemantic compound. 旨 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.
Components
- 尚 (sound)
- 云 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 旨 component in the traditional character 嘗.