试 · shì · to test
Learn the Chinese character 试 with its source-linked HSK 2 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 试.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 试
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 试.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 考试kǎoshìto take an exam
- 试shìto test
- 笔试bǐshìwritten examination
- 面试miànshìto be interviewed (as a candidate)
- 试题shìtíexam question
- 测试cèshìto test (machinery etc)
- 尝试chángshìto try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- 试卷shìjuànexamination paper
- 试验shìyànexperiment
- 试用shìyòngto try sth out
- 试图shìtúto attempt
- 比试bǐshito have a competition
- 试点shìdiǎntest point
- 试探shìtanto sound out
- 试行shìxíngto try out
- 调试tiáoshìto debug
Real usage
Example sentences with 试
Published HSK 2 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 2 course context containing 试 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 试
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 试 mean in Chinese?
试 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to test.
How do you pronounce 试?
试 is shown as shì.
Is 试 an HSK 2 character?
Yes. 试 is HSK 2 recognition character #74.
Can I practise writing 试?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 2 recognition
- HSK 2 handwriting practice
- 16 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 2 recognition character #74.
- Writing scope: HSK 2 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.