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award

HSK 10 N1
jiǎng
ショウ、ソウ
すす.める
Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 將 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (獎)
commander+ pooch =
award
Phonetic component
commander
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Meaning component
quǎn pooch
dog
Simplified (奖)
commander+ big =
prize, encouragement
Phonetic component
jiāng commander
will, going to, future
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Simplified component
big
big, great, vast, large, high
Shorthand for the 犬 component in the traditional character 獎.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jiǎng]
prize; award; encouragement; CL:個|个[gè]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
しょう
Shou given name
しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
すすむ
Susumu given name
たすく
Tasuku unclassified name
つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
まさし
Masashi given name
まさる
Masaru unclassified name