赏
賞shǎng
#1,448 most
frequent character
award, appreciate, reward
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
赏 uses 贝 a valuable seashell as a picture part and 尚 shàng as the sound part. It first meant 'to reward, award'. From there it grew to 'reward, accolade' and 'to appreciate, recognize the worth'.
Drawn as: seashell money
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Example Sentences
老师给我赏了一个奖状。
lǎoshī gěi wǒ shǎng le yígè jiǎngzhuàng 。
The teacher awarded me a certificate.
我们应该赏识他的努力。
wǒmen yīnggāi shǎngshí tāde nǔlì 。
We should appreciate his efforts.
为了表扬她的表现，学校决定赏她一份奖金。
wèile biǎoyáng tāde biǎoxiàn ， xuéxiào juédìng shǎng tā yīfèn jiǎngjīn 。
To commend her performance, the school decided to reward her with a bonus.
Words with similar meanings
表扬biǎoyáng
commend
More focused on expressing praise verbally or in writing.
奖励jiǎnglì
reward
Specifically refers to giving something in return for good behavior or performance, more formal in usage.
欣赏xīnshǎng
appreciate
More emotional and implies a deeper emotional connection to the subject being appreciated.
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