偿

償
cháng
#1,327 most
frequent character
to repay, to compensate for

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

偿 cháng uses 亻 person as the meaning part and 尝 shǎng 'to award' as both a meaning and sound part. Here 尝 stands for 賞, not 嘗. The sense of paying back gives the first meaning, 'to compensate, pay back'.

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Homophones

HSK 2
长cháng
length, long, forever, always
常cháng
often
肠cháng
intestine, bowel, intestinal
场cháng
threshing floor

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