• 1619th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)to taste • to try • already • ever • once
2. cháng (chang2)to taste

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

尝试 (嘗試)

Uncommon

何尝 (何嘗)
品尝 (品嘗)

RareShow 8

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.