試
This Chinese character means test or try.
You can watch how to write this. - (「試」の書き順（筆順）動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
There are 3 ways to read this, "ためす (試す)" or "こころみる (試みる)" or "し".
When this is combined with other Chinese characters, this is often read as "し".
For example, "試験 (しけん)" means test, exam.
"験 (けん)" also means test in this context.
"入試 (にゅうし)" is "入学試験 (にゅうがくしけん)".
"入学 (にゅうがく)" means entry to school.
So, "入学試験 (にゅうがくしけん)" means entrance exam.
"試す (ためす)" is a verb which means try.
In everyday conversation, it is often used as a verb to try.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)