Character

嘗 cháng

taste; experience, experiment

何嘗 hé cháng	(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ	to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
品嘗 pǐn cháng	to taste a small amount; to sample
嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān	to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
嘗糞 cháng fèn	to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety); to suck up to sb; to kiss ass
嘗試 cháng shì	to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]
孟嘗君 mèng cháng jūn	Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
未嘗 wèi cháng	not ever; not necessarily
淺嘗 qiǎn cháng	dilettante; amateur; to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
淺嘗者 qiǎn cháng zhě	dilettante; amateur; dabbler
淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ	to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 淺嘗輒止\|浅尝辄止
臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn	lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐\|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge; lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
飽嘗 bǎo cháng	to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period

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