授勋 (shòu xūn) — to confer an order, medal, or decoration | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal verb meaning a state or head of state officially gives a medal or decoration to someone. Used mainly in news, ceremonies, and official contexts.

verb

to confer an ordermedalor decoration

Examples

授勋。
Guó jiā zhǔ xí wèi yīng xióng men shòu xūn.
The president conferred medals on the heroes.
。
Tā céng zài jūn duì shòu guò xūn.
He has conferred medals in the military before.
授勋。
Zhè cì shòu xūn yí shì fēi cháng lóng zhòng.
This medal-conferring ceremony was very grand.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

授 means give, 勋 means medal or merit; together mean to confer a decoration.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

受

受shòu授shòu

Same sound today

授 is built from 手 and 受. 受 gives the sound, and 手 is a hand.

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 勳; 勋 is its simplified writing.

熏力勳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

熏

熏xūn勳xūn

Same sound today

The traditional form 勳 uses 力 (strength) for meaning and 熏 for sound; the simplified 勋 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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