试

shì

test, try, experiment

How to write 试, stroke by stroke

to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

Pictophonetic: semantic 讠 (speech), phonetic 式

Made of 讠 + 式

试图shì túto attempt; to try
尝试cháng shìto try; to attempt
测试cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
试着shì zhe(coll.) to try to
试试看shì shì kànto give it a try
考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
试验shì yànexperiment; test; to experiment; experimental
面试miàn shìto be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
试镜shì jìngto take a screen test; to audition; screen test; audition; tryout
试一试shì yī shìto have a try
会试huì shìmetropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
试探shì tànto sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

我试过告诉你的。
wǒ shì guò gào sù nǐ de 。
I tried to tell you.
我没力气继续尝试了。
wǒ méi lì qi jì xù cháng shì le 。
I don't have the strength to keep trying.
我再试试，谢谢！
wǒ zài shì shì ， xiè xiè ！
I'll try again, thank you.
我试着消磨时间。
wǒ shì zhe xiāo mó shí jiān 。
I was trying to kill time.
我不想不通过考试。
wǒ bù xiǎng bù tōng guò kǎo shì 。
I don't want to fail my exams.