(shì)

to test; to try; exam

How 試 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
— speech
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 試

測試 cèshì
to test (machinery etc); to test (students); test
考試 kǎoshì
to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
嘗試 chángshì
to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]
試卷 shìjuàn
examination paper; test paper; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
試圖 shìtú
to attempt; to try
試用 shìyòng
to try something out; on probation
試題 shìtí
exam question; test topic
面試 miànshì
to interview; to audition; interview
加試 jiāshì
to add material to an exam; supplementary exam
受試者 shòushìzhě
subject (in an experiment); participant (in a clinical trial etc)
口試 kǒushì
oral examination; oral test
屢試不爽 lǚshìbùshuǎng
well-tried; time-tested

試 in a sentence

這件衣服你可以試穿看看。

Zhè jiàn yīfú nǐ kěyǐ shìchuān kànkan.

“You can try on these clothes.”

How common is 試?

試 is the 642nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 81.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 試

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