奖 (jiǎng) — (noun) prize, award; (verb) to award, to give a prize
Definition
奖 is the general word for 'prize/award' and also the verb 'to award'. 奖金 is the money itself, 奖品 is the gift object, 奖项 is a category of award.
noun
prizeaward
verb
to awardto give a prize
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng dé le yī děng jiǎng.He won first prize in the competition.
- 奖。Xiào zhǎng jiǎng le tā yì běn shū.The principal awarded him a book.
- 奖。Zhè ge jiǎng shì gěi zuì hǎo de xué shēng de.This award is for the best student.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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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