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shǎng

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shǎng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǎng | shang3
English translation
reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant

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About shǎng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

shǎng

Contains the radical

bèi

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

money

Etymology of shǎng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

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Semantic compound

Bèi

Phonetic compound

Shàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. Simplified form of shǎng .

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Words with shǎng

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character shǎng in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
欣赏 xīnshǎng to enjoy欣賞
shǎng to hand down shǎng
观赏 guān shǎng ornamental觀賞
赞赏 zàn shǎng to admire讚賞
奖赏 jiǎngshǎng reward獎賞
悬赏 xuán shǎng bounty懸賞
赏识 shǎng shí to appreciate賞識
赏心悦目 shǎng xīn yuè mù pleasing賞心悅目
鉴赏 jiàn shǎng to appreciate鑑賞
赏脸 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor賞臉
赏赐 shǎng cì to bestow賞賜
赏析 shǎng xī understanding and enjoying (a work of art)賞析
赏光 shǎng guāng to show up賞光
赏月 shǎng yuè to admire the full moon賞月
犒赏 kào shǎng reward犒賞
赏钱 shǎng qian tip賞錢
雅俗共赏 yǎ sú gòng shǎng can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)雅俗共賞
孤芳自赏 gū fāng zì shǎng self-love孤芳自賞
鉴赏家 jiàn shǎng jiā connoisseur鑒賞家
赏罚 shǎng fá reward and punishment賞罰
玩赏 wán shǎng to appreciate玩賞

shǎng Decomposition & Compounds

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