偿 cháng to repay
to repay; to recompense
How to remember 偿: 亻 person + 尝 to taste = to repay. The guilty person who opened grandma's jam just to taste it bakes her a whole cake to repay her.
Component breakdown
偿 = 亻 person + 尝 to taste
- 亻 person
- 尝 to taste
- 龸 unveil
- 云 cloud
The guilty person who opened grandma's jam just to taste it bakes her a whole cake to repay her.
How it is used
- Means to repay/compensate - 赔偿 (péicháng) to compensate for a loss; 偿还 (chánghuán) repay (a debt); 补偿 (bǔcháng) make up for.
- Also 'to fulfill a wish': 如愿以偿 (rúyuàn-yǐcháng) get exactly what one hoped for. 无偿 (wúcháng) means free of charge/gratis.