赏
to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,606 U+8D4F
How 赏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
贝 (semantic, “money”) + 尚 (phonetic, shàng)
How to remember it
prize · Heisig RSH #703
outhouse + 贝 shellfish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尚
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尚 (shàng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尚 sound component | shàng | still, yet; even; fairly, rather |
| 常 | cháng | common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly |
| 党 | dǎng | political party, gang, faction |
| 堂 | táng | hall, large room; government office; cousins |
| 掌 | zhǎng | in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to experience, to experiment with |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline, to lie down |
| 敞 | chǎng | wide, open, spacious |
| 棠 | táng | crabapple tree; wild plum |
| 趟 | tàng | time, occasion; to make a journey |
| 倘 | tǎng | if, supposing, in event of |
| 淌 | tǎng | to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears |
| 裳 | cháng | skirt, petticoat; beautiful |
| 惝 | chǎng | alarmed, agitated |
| 徜 | cháng | to linger, to walk back and forth |
| 绱 | shàng | the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole |
| 䠀 | chǎng | to meditate; to sit cross-legged |
| 牚 | chēng | variant of 撐|撑[cheng1] |
Words containing 赏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 功高不赏 | gōng gāo bù shǎng | high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements |
| 有目共赏 | yǒu mù gòng shǎng | as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all; unarguable |
| 好活当赏 | hǎo huó dāng shǎng | (coll.) bravo; nice one; lovely |
| 奇文共赏 | qí wén gòng shǎng | lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning); i… |
| 论功行赏 | lùn gōng xíng shǎng | (idiom) to assess merit and confer rewards |
| 论功封赏 | lùn gōng fēng shǎng | see 論功行賞|论功行赏[lun4 gong1 xing2 shang3] |
| 赏金猎人 | shǎng jīn liè rén | bounty hunter |
| 踏青赏花 | tà qīng shǎng huā | to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom) |
| 赏金 | shǎng jīn | monetary reward |
| 赏味期 | shǎng wèi qī | period during which a food tastes its best |
| 打赏 | dǎ shǎng | to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity |
| 赏石 | shǎng shí | see 供石[gong1 shi2] |
| 赏光 | shǎng guāng | to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up |
| 重赏 | zhòng shǎng | ample reward; to reward generously |
| 雅俗共赏 | yǎ sú gòng shǎng | can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom) |
| 踏青赏春 | tà qīng shǎng chūn | to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom) |
| 赏月 | shǎng yuè | to admire the full moon |
| 赏鸟 | shǎng niǎo | birdwatching |
| 游赏 | yóu shǎng | to enjoy the sights (of) |
| 受赏 | shòu shǎng | to receive a prize |