恩赐 (ēn cì) — to bestow (as a favor from above); to grant gen…

Definition

A formal verb for 'bestow' — implies a generous gift from a higher power (heaven, king, nature) down to a recipient, not an equal exchange.

verb

to bestow (as a favor from above)to grant generously (from a higher authority)

恩赐。
Shàng tiān ēn cì le wǒ men yí gè fēng shōu de jì jié.
Heaven bestowed upon us a bountiful harvest season.
恩赐。
Guó wáng jiāng tǔ dì ēn cì gěi zhōng shí de chén zǐ.
The king granted the land to his loyal subjects.
恩赐。
Tā men gǎn xiè dà zì rán ēn cì de yí qiè.
They thanked nature for all that it had given them.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

恩 means favor and 赐 means to grant; together they mean to grant something as a favor.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

因心恩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

因

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

恩 puts 因, which gives the sound, beside 心, a heart.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賜; 赐 is its simplified writing.

貝易賜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell, money

Sound part声符shēngfú

易

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 賜 pairs 貝 (shell, money) with 易 as a sound part; the simplified 赐 is a shorthand.

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