赏

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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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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

贝 meaning “money” + 尚 sound ( shàng )

Components 尚贝

prize · Heisig RSH #703

outhouse + 贝 shellfish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
功高不赏	gōng gāo bù shǎng	high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
有目共赏	yǒu mù gòng shǎng	as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all; unarguable
好活当赏	hǎo huó dāng shǎng	(coll.) bravo; nice one; lovely
奇文共赏	qí wén gòng shǎng	lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning); i…
论功行赏	lùn gōng xíng shǎng	(idiom) to assess merit and confer rewards
论功封赏	lùn gōng fēng shǎng	see 論功行賞\|论功行赏[lun4 gong1 xing2 shang3]
赏金猎人	shǎng jīn liè rén	bounty hunter
踏青赏花	tà qīng shǎng huā	to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
赏金	shǎng jīn	monetary reward
赏味期	shǎng wèi qī	period during which a food tastes its best
打赏	dǎ shǎng	to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity
赏石	shǎng shí	see 供石[gong1 shi2]
赏光	shǎng guāng	to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up
重赏	zhòng shǎng	ample reward; to reward generously
雅俗共赏	yǎ sú gòng shǎng	can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
踏青赏春	tà qīng shǎng chūn	to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)
赏月	shǎng yuè	to admire the full moon
赏鸟	shǎng niǎo	birdwatching
游赏	yóu shǎng	to enjoy the sights (of)
受赏	shòu shǎng	to receive a prize

Characters sharing the sound component 尚 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尚 sound part	shàng	still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常	cháng	common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党	dǎng	political party, gang, faction
堂	táng	hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌	zhǎng	in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
尝	cháng	to taste; to experience, to experiment with
躺	tǎng	to recline, to lie down
敞	chǎng	wide, open, spacious
棠	táng	crabapple tree; wild plum
趟	tàng	time, occasion; to make a journey
倘	tǎng	if, supposing, in event of
淌	tǎng	to trickle down, to flow, to drip; to shed tears
裳	cháng	skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝	chǎng	alarmed, agitated
徜	cháng	to linger, to walk back and forth
绱	shàng	the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀	chǎng	to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚	chēng	variant of 撐\|撑[cheng1]