cháng偿（償）
偿（償）
common
verb
Meaning of 偿
偿 means to repay; to pay back; to compensate; to fulfill; to satisfy; to achieve a wish. Pronounced cháng.
- to repay; to pay back; to compensate
- to fulfill; to satisfy; to achieve a wish
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes11
Components
亻
嘗
Stroke Order
偿
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhōng终
yú于
huán还
qīng清
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhài债
wù务
。
He worked hard and finally repaid all his debts.
Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
dé得
bù不
cháng偿
shī失
，
kuī亏
sǔn损
hěn很
dà大
。
This investment was not worth the loss; the loss is huge.
Sǔn损
huài坏
gōng公
wù物
，
bì必
xū须
zhào照
jià价
péi赔
cháng偿
。
If public property is damaged, it must be compensated at its price.
Tā他
yǐ以
xīn辛
qín勤
de的
láo劳
dòng动
lái来
cháng偿
huán还
fù父
mǔ母
de的
yǎng养
yù育
zhī之
ēn恩
。
He repays his parents' kindness of raising him through hard work.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
rén人
qíng情
zhài债
，
wǒ我
kǒng恐
pà怕
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
yě也
cháng偿
huán还
bù不
qīng清
。
This favor is a debt I'm afraid I can never fully repay in my lifetime.
Relations
Common Words
偿还 / 償還chánghuán
repay; pay back
赔偿 / 賠償péicháng
compensate; pay for losses
补偿 / 補償bǔcháng
compensate; make up for
得不偿失 / 得不償失débùchángshī
gains do not offset losses; not worth the cost
报偿 / 報償bàocháng
repay; compensate; require
偿命 / 償命chángmìng
pay with one's life; life for a life
清偿 / 清償qīngcháng
fully repay; settle; liquidate
无偿 / 無償wúcháng
free of charge; gratuitous; unpaid