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Traditional (償)
Simplified (偿)
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Historical Evolution
償
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
償
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
償
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
償
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
償
Regular
Modern
Chinese
偿 / 償 [cháng]
to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
补偿 [bǔcháng] #3,118
to compensate
赔偿 [péicháng] #5,012
to compensate
偿还 [chánghuán] #6,775
to repay
无偿 [wúcháng] #18,720
free
赔偿金 [péichángjīn] #15,629
compensation
如愿以偿 [rúyuànyǐcháng] #14,489
to have one's wish fulfilled
有偿 [yǒucháng] #30,572
paying
清偿 [qīngcháng] #35,934
to repay a debt in full
偿命 [chángmìng] #23,335
to pay with one's life
得不偿失 [débùchángshī] #35,546
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (75)
⭐ 代償 [だいしょう] #5,780
compensation
⭐ 償う [つぐなう] #6,911
to make up for
⭐ 無償 [むしょう] #13,506
without compensation
⭐ 償い [つぐない] #13,737
recompense
⭐ 弁償 [べんしょう] #17,854
compensation
⭐ 賠償 [ばいしょう] #25,467
compensation
⭐ 賠償金 [ばいしょうきん] #26,709
indemnities
⭐ 補償 [ほしょう] #27,762
compensation
⭐ 損害賠償 [そんがいばいしょう] #39,977
restitution
⭐ 有償 [ゆうしょう] #43,115
(involving) payment
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