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The character "偿", originally written as "償", is etymologically composed of the human radical "亻" and the component "嘗", which conveys the sense of tasting or undergoing an experience, thereby constructing a notion of personal response to that experience. Its fundamental meaning has long centered on repayment or compensation, specifically in the context of settling debts or fulfilling obligations, a concept that has remained stable through its historical usage. Over time, this core idea of recompense has broadened to include the satisfaction of abstract demands, such as fulfilling desires or achieving vengeance, while its structural simplification replaced the complex phonetic element with "尝", yet retained the semantic connection to human action in rectifying or answering a prior condition.
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他偿还了债务。
公司愿意补偿损失。
下个月我必须偿还信用卡。
如果无法偿还贷款，银行会收取利息。
为了补偿他的错误，他做了额外的工作。
债务已经被清偿了。
尽管他无偿提供了服务，但他希望得到一些补偿。
根据合同，他们必须按期偿还本金和利息。