償

to repay / to compensate for / to recompense / to fulfill (hopes etc)

偿 = 亻 + 尝 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) made a very nice dish in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2), but Rosa Luxemburg (亻) messed it all up by adding too many spices. To compensate (偿) for it she has to cook it all again, with Charlie Chaplin warily tasting (尝) the food from time to time.

償 character breakdown

償
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 賞
  - 尚
    - 冋
      - 冂
        
        丨
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
      - 口
      - 囗
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - ⺌
      - 小
        
        亅
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 貝
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

赏

賞

shǎng = sh + ang3

to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)

赏 = 尚 + 贝 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) got pinched by a crab (贝) inside of the anglepod (ang3) before it run away. A Buddhist monk (尚) finds the crab and gives it to Sherlock, who in turn gives the brave monk a reward (赏) for his efforts. The monk appreciates (赏) the reward very much.