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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
索賠 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
索賠 ＝ 索 ＋ 賠
ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄟˊ · suǒpéi
verb — to claim compensation, to demand damages

字源 FORM — what the parts do

索to demand, a rope (索取)suǒa twisted rope above 糸, the thread
賠to compensate, pay back (賠償)péi貝 the shell-money; 咅 pǒu gives the sound
索賠，索取的索，賠償的賠。
關 · Related
索取suǒqǔthe same 索 — to ask for賠償péichángthe same 賠 — to make good a loss