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偿 Stroke Order — How to Write 偿

Stroke Order

偿 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

偿 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻尝

偿 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while 尝 indicates the sound.

Radical: 亻 + 9 more strokes

偿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • cháng

Meanings of 偿 in Chinese

1

cháng偿

To repay, compensate, or make good; often implying a return of what is owed or a making up for a loss.
如果只为了这点小利而投入巨大精力,那就得不偿失了。
If you put in a lot of effort just for this small profit, the gains won't be worth the losses.
To fulfill a wish; to achieve one's desire, often used in the idiom '如愿以偿' (rú yuàn yǐ cháng).
她多年的梦想终于如愿以偿,开了一家自己的书店。
Her long-held dream finally came true: she opened her own bookstore.

Common Words and Phrases with 偿

1
cháng偿huán还
To repay or pay back a debt or obligation.
他承诺会尽快偿还这笔贷款。
He promised to repay the loan as soon as possible.
2
cháng偿mìng命
to pay with one's life for a life; to atone for a murder with one's own life
犯下如此重罪,他最终被判处偿命。
Having committed such a serious crime, he was eventually sentenced to pay with his life.

More words with 偿

  • péi赔cháng偿compensation, indemnity
  • bǔ补cháng偿Compensation, Make up for
  • dǐ抵cháng偿Compensate, Offset
  • qīng清cháng偿pay off, discharge
  • yǒu有cháng偿Paid, For a fee
  • bào报cháng偿compensation, recompense
  • dài代cháng偿compensation
  • wú无cháng偿free of charge; gratuitous
  • cháng偿qīng清Pay off, Settle
  • péi陪cháng偿compensate, indemnify
  • dé得cháng偿suǒ所yuàn愿Get what one wished for, Have one's wish granted
  • péi赔cháng偿fāng方àn案Compensation plan, Settlement plan
  • péi赔cháng偿jīn金compensation, damages
  • péi赔cháng偿wèn问tí题Compensation issue, Compensation problem
  • wú无cháng偿jiā加bān班unpaid overtime, uncompensated overtime

Idioms with 偿

  • dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
  • rú如yuàn愿yǐ以cháng偿to have one's wishes fulfilled
  • cháng偿qí其dà大yù欲Fulfill one's greatest desire
  • dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧losses outweigh gains
  • rú如yuán原yǐ以cháng偿have one's wishes fulfilled
  • yǐ以xuè血cháng偿xuè血take blood for blood

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Questions about 偿

What does 偿 mean in Chinese?

偿 (cháng) means “To fulfill a wish” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 偿?

偿 is pronounced cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 偿 have?

偿 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 偿?

偿 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 亻. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 偿?

The radical of 偿 is 亻, and 偿 is a phono-semantic compound.

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