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1.

Animated Stroke Order 偿

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 偿 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 偿

偿 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

偿

亻rén · person

尝cháng · taste

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 偿

偿 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 偿

Compensation and Repayment

Words indicating compensating or repaying for loss or debt.

赔偿 • péi cháng • compensate for; pay for • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

xià下

gè个

yuè月

huì会

cháng偿

huán

Information

Pinyincháng

Meaningto repay, to compensate

Strokes11

Radical亻

Traditional償

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1544

Zhuyinㄔㄤˊ

UnicodeU+507F

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亻rén · person

+尝cháng · taste

péi赔

cháng偿

compensate for; pay for

偿还 • cháng huán • repay; pay back • HSK 6

HSK 6

cháng偿

huán还

repay; pay back

补偿 • bǔ cháng • compensate; make up for • HSK 6

HSK 6

bǔ补

cháng偿

compensate; make up for

Balance and Fulfillment in Set Phrases

Set phrases where 偿 means to balance or fulfill a wish.

得不偿失 • dé bù cháng shī • lose more than you gain • HSK 6

HSK 6

dé得

bù不

cháng偿

shī失

lose more than you gain

如愿以偿 • rú yuàn yǐ cháng • as one wishes / according to one's wishes • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

rú如

yuàn愿

yǐ以

还

suǒ所

yǒu有

dài贷

kuǎn款

。

He will repay all loans next month.

tā他

men们

tí提

gōng供

wú无

cháng偿

de的

fǎ法

lǜ律

yuán援

zhù助

。

They provide free legal assistance.

gōng公

sī司

huì会

bǔ补

cháng偿

nǐ你

de的

sǔn损

shī失

。

The company will compensate for your loss.

shā杀

rén人

bì必

xū须

cháng偿

mìng命

。

Murder must be paid with life.

Fǎ法

yuàn院

pàn判

jué决

gōng公

sī司

zhī支

fù付

gāo高

é额

péi赔

cháng偿

jīn金

。

The court ordered the company to pay a large amount of compensation.

cháng

偿

as one wishes / according to one's wishes

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "chang".

敞chǎngspacious, open, wide
伥changghost, confused, aimless
尝chángtaste
常chángconstant, regular, ordinary
畅chàngsmooth, unimpeded, free-flowing
倡chàngto initiate, propose, or advocate

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Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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