Chinese symbol for “appreciation”
赏识
shǎng shí
Traditional: 賞識
to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for appreciation is 赏识 (shǎng shí), defined as: to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赏识.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欣赏 (欣賞) | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 观赏 (觀賞) | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental |
| 赞赏 (讚賞) | zàn shǎng | to admire; to praise |
| 奖赏 (獎賞) | jiǎng shǎng | reward; prize; award |
| 悬赏 (懸賞) | xuán shǎng | to offer a reward; bounty |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 意识 (意識) | yì shí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “appreciation”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.