Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (試)
Simplified (试)
Notes
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
試
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
試
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
試
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
試
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
試
Regular
Modern
Chinese
试 / 試 [shì]
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
Japanese
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (130)
考试 [kǎoshì] #2,341
to take an exam
测试 [cèshì] #1,185
to test (machinery etc)
试验 [shìyàn] #2,719
experiment
试图 [shìtú] #1,125
to attempt
尝试 [chángshì] #1,383
to try
面试 [miànshì] #2,405
to be interviewed (as a candidate)
试点 [shìdiǎn] #28,289
test point
试用 [shìyòng] #14,367
to try sth out
试卷 [shìjuàn] #15,897
examination paper
试行 [shìxíng] #52,137
to try out
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 試す [ためす] #1,663
to try (out)
⭐ 試合 [しあい] #3,166
match
⭐ 試験 [しけん] #3,270
examination
⭐ 試みる [こころみる] #4,183
to try
⭐ 試練 [しれん] #5,337
test
試しに [ためしに] #5,949
as a test
⭐ 試み [こころみ] #8,047
attempt
⭐ 試し [ためし] #12,245
trial
⭐ 試行錯誤 [しこうさくご] #13,525
trial and error
試作品 [しさくひん] #15,358
trial product
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