授奖 (shòu jiǎng) — to award a prize, to confer an award

Definition

授奖 (shòujiǎng) is a formal verb meaning to formally present or hand out an award, typically by an official or institution. Focuses on the act of giving, unlike 获奖 which means to receive an award.

verb
to award a prizeto confer an award

Examples

  • 授奖。
    Xué xiào měi nián dōu shòu jiǎng gěi yōu xiù xué shēng.
    The school awards prizes to outstanding students every year.
  • 。
    Zhè cì dà huì shòu le sān gè jiǎng.
    This conference awarded three prizes.
  • 授奖。
    Tā dài biǎo gōng sī shàng tái shòu jiǎng.
    He went on stage on behalf of the company to award the prize.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

授shòuconfer
奖jiǎngprize

授 is to give, and 奖 is the prize; together they mean awarding a prize.

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.

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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 獎; 奖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
將
將jiāng獎jiǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 獎 pairs 將 as a sound part with 犬, a dog; the simplified 奖 is a later shorthand. The evidence says the dog part's meaning is unclear, perhaps referring to guiding a dog by voice.

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