奖赏 (jiǎng shǎng) — to reward, to award (as a prize or recognition)

Definition

奖赏 (jiǎng shǎng) is a verb meaning to reward someone for achievement or bravery. Stronger and more literary than 奖励, which is the everyday term for rewarding; closer to the ceremony-style 颁奖.

verb

to rewardto award (as a prize or recognition)

Examples

奖赏。
Gōng sī jiǎng shǎng le tā yí liàng xīn chē.
The company rewarded him with a new car.
奖赏。
Lǎo shī jiǎng shǎng le chéng jì zuì hǎo de xué shēng.
The teacher awarded the student with the best grades.
奖赏。
Guó wáng jiǎng shǎng le yǒng gǎn de shì bīng.
The king rewarded the brave soldiers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

奖jiǎngreward

赏shǎngreward

“奖” and “赏” both mean giving recognition, together meaning to reward or award.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獎; 奖 is its simplified writing.

將犬獎

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.

Open 奖 →

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 賞; 赏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowry

Sound part声符shēngfú

商

商shāng賞shǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 賞 pairs 商 for sound with 貝, a cowry shell; the simplified 赏 is a shorthand.

Open 赏 →

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