Chinese symbol for “bestow”
赏
shǎng
Traditional: 賞
to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bestow is 赏 (shǎng), defined as: to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bestow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恩赐 (恩賜) | ēn cì | to bestow (favors, charity etc) |
| 赐给 (賜給) | cì gěi | to bestow; to give |
| 赐 (賜) | cì | (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor |
| 赉 (賚) | lài | to bestow; to confer |
| 赐予 (賜予) | cì yǔ | to grant; to bestow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赏.
| 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 |
| 赏识 (賞識) | shǎng shí | to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bestow”.
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