偿(cháng)

HSK 511 strokesTrad. 償

to repay

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Character information

Pinyin
cháng
Meaning
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
償

Origin & structure

Where 偿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻尝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 尝 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén尝cháng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 偿 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 偿

Common words using 偿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǔ补cháng偿
HSK 5

to compensate

Open 补偿 page →
péi赔cháng偿
HSK 5

to compensate

Open 赔偿 page →
cháng偿huán还
HSK 7-9

to repay; to reimburse

Open 偿还 page →
wú无cháng偿
HSK 7-9

free; no charge; at no cost

Open 无偿 page →
rú如yuàn愿yǐ以cháng偿
HSK 7-9

to have one's wish fulfilled

Open 如愿以偿 page →
dé得bù不cháng偿shī失
HSK 7-9

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

Open 得不偿失 page →
dài代cháng偿

(medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else

Open 代偿 page →
cháng偿fù付

to pay back

Open 偿付 page →

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补赔还无如愿以得

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