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jiǎng
HSK 4freq #2198

Meanings

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jiǎng
  1. 1.prize; award; bonus; reward
  2. 2.(bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise
  3. 3.to award; to give as a reward

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to reward someone with something as encouragement; to award
  2. 2.reward; prize
  3. 3.prize money

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsaŋʔ): phonetic 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs) + semantic 犬 (“dog”). The significance of 犬 is unclear; cf. the same radical in 獻. Perhaps it's a reference to guiding a dog using one's voice.

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Components

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Example sentences

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