Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Pronounced cháng (level tone) Page 120, Entry 01 Meaning: To repay what is owed in value. "When Bu Yi was serving as a Lang official, someone mistakenly took money belonging to a fellow Lang official from the same dormitory and left. The fellow Lang official suspected Bu Yi, so Bu Yi bought money and repaid him." — Former Han Dynasty, Biography of Jun Buyi Also refers to recompense and reward. "When the western neighboring state raised its objections, it was impossible to repay." — Zuo Tradition, 15th Year of Duke Xi Also pronounced shǎng (level tone) and shàng (level tone) with the same meaning.