cháng

to repay

to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

person (亻) + sound cháng (尝) = repay or compensate

亻anchors the meaning: repaying is a fundamentally human act of making things right. 尝 contributes mainly the sound cháng rather than a story about tasting.

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他努力工作,终于还了所有的债务。

tā nǔ lì gōng zuò, zhōng yú cháng huán le suǒ yǒu de zhài wù。

he worked hard and finally repaid all of his debts.

她多年的心愿如今得,感到非常满足。

tā duō nián de xīn yuàn rú jīn dé cháng, gǎn dào fēi cháng mǎn zú。

her long-held wish has now been fulfilled, and she feels very satisfied.

Words with 偿

酬偿

chóu cháng

reward

偿付

cháng fù

to pay back

代偿

dài cháng

(medical) compensation

偿债

cháng zhài

to repay a debt

偿命

cháng mìng

to pay with one's life

偿清

cháng qīng

to repay; to pay off a debt

偿还

cháng huán

to repay; to reimburse

报偿

bào cháng

to repay; to recompense

夙愿以偿

sù yuàn yǐ cháng

a long-cherished ambition is realized

夙愿得偿

sù yuàn dé cháng

to have a long-cherished wish realized

如愿以偿

rú yuàn yǐ cháng

to have one's wish fulfilled

得不偿失

dé bù cháng shī

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

More characters with 亻