偿
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,144 U+507F
How 偿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 尝 (phonetic, cháng)
How to remember it
repay · Heisig RSH #2078
人 person + 尝 taste
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 偿
| 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 |