| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try; already; ever; once |
| 尝试 | cháng shì | to try; to attempt; CL:次 |
| 未尝 | wèi cháng | not ever; not necessarily |
| 何尝 | hé cháng | (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that... |
| 品尝 | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount; to sample |
| 卧薪尝胆 | wò xīn cháng dǎn | lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge |
| 尝尽心酸 | cháng jìn xīn suān | to be dispirited and down hearted (idiom) |
| 孟尝君 | Mèng cháng jūn | Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) |
| 浅尝 | qiǎn cháng | dilettante; amateur; to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic) |
| 浅尝者 | qiǎn cháng zhě | dilettante; amateur; dabbler |
| 浅尝辄止 | qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ | to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 浅尝辄止 |
| 饱尝 | bǎo cháng | to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period |
