Phonosemantic compound. 尚 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning.
Components
Traditional (賞)
Simplified (赏)
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Historical Evolution
賞
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
賞
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
賞
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
賞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
賞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
賞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
賞
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
賞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
賞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
賞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
賞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赏 / 賞 [shǎng]
to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
Japanese
prize; award
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
賞 すすむ
Susumu given name
賞 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (38)
欣赏 [xīnshǎng] #2,012
to appreciate
观赏 [guānshǎng] #10,433
to look at sth with pleasure
赞赏 [zànshǎng] #9,594
to admire
奖赏 [jiǎngshǎng] #7,351
reward
悬赏 [xuánshǎng] #11,808
to offer a reward
赏识 [shǎngshí] #16,428
to appreciate
赏心悦目 [shǎngxīnyuèmù] #17,287
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom)
鉴赏 [jiànshǎng] #33,230
to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
赏脸 [shǎngliǎn] #16,767
(polite) do me the honor
赏赐 [shǎngcì] #30,988
to bestow
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JAPANESE WORDS (148)
⭐ 褒める [ほめる] #1,543
to praise
⭐ 賞賛 [しょうさん] #9,660
praise
⭐ 鑑賞 [かんしょう] #11,046
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
愛でる [めでる] #11,466
to love
⭐ 賞金 [しょうきん] #14,264
prize money
⭐ 受賞 [じゅしょう] #14,413
winning (a prize)
⭐ 賞品 [しょうひん] #18,812
prize
⭐ 観賞 [かんしょう] #22,216
admiration
⭐ 表彰 [ひょうしょう] #25,837
(official) commendation
⭐ 大賞 [たいしょう] #27,815
big prize
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