Chinese Word: 奖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

奖 (Trad.: 獎)HSK 4

Pinyin: jiǎng

English Definition: prize; award; encouragement; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①劝勉，勉励，称赞，表扬：夸奖。奖金。奖品。奖赏。嘉奖。奖惩。有功者奖。
②为了鼓励或表扬而给予的荣誉或财物等：受奖。发奖。
③罚惩。

Antonyms: 惩

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 大

Pictophonetic:丬 indicates the sound; 大 (big) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 丬 [ qiáng ] half of tree trunk
  - 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted
- 大 [ dà ] big, great, vast, high, deep

Similar Characters: 桨浆

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奖励HSK 6	jiǎng lì	to reward; reward (as encouragement)
奖金HSK 4	jiǎng jīn	premium; award money; bonus
获奖	huò jiǎng	to win an award
颁奖	bān jiǎng	to confer an award
奖章	jiǎng zhāng	medal; Classifiers: 枚

1		tā 他 bù zhī dào 不知道 rú hé 如何 píng fēn 平分 jiǎng jīn 奖金。 He doesn't know how to divide the bonus equally.
2		tā 他 shōu dào 收到 le 了 yī méi 一枚 yín zhì jiǎng 银质奖 zhāng 章。 He received a silver medal.
3		tā 她 bào yuàn 抱怨 zì jǐ 自己 méi 没 shōu dào 收到 jiǎng pǐn 奖品。 She complained that she didn't receive the prize.
4		tā men 他们 qiāng 将 jiǎng jīn 奖金 fēn chéng 分成 le 了 sān fèn 三份。 They divided the bonus into three equal parts.
5		zhè fèn 这份 gōng zuò 工作 de 的 jiǎng jīn 奖金 fēi cháng 非常 fēng hòu 丰厚。 The bonus for this job is very generous.

1		tā 他 bù zhī dào 不知道 rú hé 如何 píng fēn 平分 jiǎng jīn 奖金。 He doesn't know how to divide the bonus equally.
2		tā 他 shōu dào 收到 le 了 yī méi 一枚 yín zhì jiǎng 银质奖 zhāng 章。 He received a silver medal.
3		tā 她 bào yuàn 抱怨 zì jǐ 自己 méi 没 shōu dào 收到 jiǎng pǐn 奖品。 She complained that she didn't receive the prize.
4		tā men 他们 qiāng 将 jiǎng jīn 奖金 fēn chéng 分成 le 了 sān fèn 三份。 They divided the bonus into three equal parts.
5		zhè fèn 这份 gōng zuò 工作 de 的 jiǎng jīn 奖金 fēi cháng 非常 fēng hòu 丰厚。 The bonus for this job is very generous.