TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
嚐
ㄔㄤˊ · cháng
verb — to taste; to sample
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The taste graph 嘗 already carried fine flavor (旨) and the sound 尚; later a mouth (口) was set beside it to make the tasting plain — 嚐, the same word with the act spelled out. Used for the tongue's work: 品嚐 to savor, 嚐鮮 to taste something fresh.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一口（口）含著，舌頭抵上去（嘗）——慢慢嚐出那是什麼味。
A mouthful held (口), the tongue pressed to it (嘗) — tasting out, slow, what flavor it is.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)品嚐— to taste; to savor常用
→嚐鮮— to taste something fresh
→嚐試— to try; to sample
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension