to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]
尝 (cháng) · 9 strokes
Simplified form of 嘗. Phonosemantic compound. 旨 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.
试 (shì) · 8 strokes
Simplified form of 試. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.