赔偿
péi​cháng HSK5

compensate

赔 péi indemnify Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 咅 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賠.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
咅
咅 Sound component
pǒu to spit out

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

偿 cháng repay Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 償.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

尝
尝 Sound component
cháng taste

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

賠 péi indemnify Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 咅 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
咅
咅 Sound component
pǒu to spit out

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbɯː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

償 cháng repay Traditional

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

person

賞
賞 Sound component
shǎng reward

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjaŋ
djaŋs

說文解字

還也。从人賞聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)