偿

cháng

ch+áng·2nd tone

to repay · to compensate for

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

偿=亻+尝

Etymology

person

Meanings

to repay

to compensate for

to recompense

to fulfill (hopes etc)

cháng

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Words with 偿 49 total

reward酬偿chóu cháng to pay back偿付cháng fù to repay; to reimburse偿还cháng huán to pay with one's life偿命cháng mìng to repay; to pay off a debt偿清cháng qīng to repay a debt偿债cháng zhài to compensate赔偿péi cháng free; no charge; at no cost无偿wú cháng

Idioms with 偿 5 total Chain

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)得不偿失dé bù cháng shī to have one's wish fulfilled如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ cháng