偿

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to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 尝 sound ( cháng )

Components 亻尝

repay · Heisig RSH #2078

人 person + 尝 taste

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
得不偿失	dé bù cháng shī	the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
血债要用血来偿	xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng	A debt of blood must be paid in blood.; Blood calls for blood.
如愿以偿	rú yuàn yǐ cháng	to have one's wish fulfilled
得偿所愿	dé cháng suǒ yuàn	to have one's wish fulfilled
血债血偿	xuè zhài xuè cháng	a debt of blood must be paid in blood; blood calls for blood; also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 ch…
补偿费	bǔ cháng fèi	compensation
无偿	wú cháng	free; no charge; at no cost
有偿	yǒu cháng	paying; paid (not free)
报偿	bào cháng	to repay; to recompense
偿清	cháng qīng	to repay; to pay off a debt
清偿	qīng cháng	to repay a debt in full; to redeem; to clear
代偿	dài cháng	(medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else
偿命	cháng mìng	to pay with one's life
肉偿	ròu cháng	(fig.) to use sex to pay off (a debt)
补偿	bǔ cháng	to compensate; to make up
求偿	qiú cháng	to seek compensation; indemnity
赔偿金	péi cháng jīn	compensation
追偿	zhuī cháng	to recover compensation already paid from the liable party
偿还	cháng huán	to repay; to reimburse
偿付	cháng fù	to pay back