尝 cháng — taste; autumn sacrifice · English

尝

cháng

taste; autumn sacrifice

At a glance · 尝

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「嘗」从旨，尚声，本义为辨别滋味；古亦指秋祭。简体「尝」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为尝味，古指秋祭。

Structure

形声字，从旨（意符，滋味），尚（shàng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyincháng

Radical小

Strokes9

UnicodeU+5C1D

Character type形声

Theme礼乐

Six languages, one character

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English taste; autumn sacrifice To taste; anciently an autumn sacrifice.

Français goûter; sacrifice d’automne Goûter ; anciennement sacrifice d’automne.

Español probar; sacrificio de otoño Probar ; antiguamente sacrificio de otoño.

العربية يتذوق؛ ذبيحة الخريف يتذوق؛ قديمًا ذبيحة الخريف.

Русский пробовать; осенняя жертва Пробовать; в древности осенняя жертва.

Common words

尝试cháng shìtry
品尝pǐn chángtaste

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