赏 shǎng — reward, appreciate · English

赏

shǎng

reward, appreciate

At a glance · 赏

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从貝尚声，形声字，本指赐予、奖赏。隶楷作「賞」，简化作「赏」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「赏」本指赐物嘉奖，引申为欣赏、玩赏。

Structure

形声字，貝（贝）为意符，尚为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshǎng

Radical贝

Strokes12

UnicodeU+8D4F

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English reward, appreciate To reward, grant; to appreciate.

Français récompenser, apprécier Récompenser, accorder; apprécier.

Español recompensar, apreciar Recompensar, otorgar; apreciar.

العربية يكافئ، يُقدّر يُكافئ أو يقدّر.

Русский награждать, ценить Награждать, жаловать; ценить, наслаждаться.

Common words

欣赏xīn shǎngenjoy
奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward

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