獎

See also: 奖, 奬, and 奨

獎 U+734E, 獎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-734E ← 獍 [U+734D] CJK Unified Ideographs 獏 → [U+734F]

Translingual

Traditional	獎
Shinjitai	奨
Simplified	奖

Han character

獎 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女戈戈大 (VIIK), four-corner 2743₀, composition ⿱將犬)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 717, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20637
• Dae Jaweon: page 1129, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1364, character 14
• Unihan data for U+734E

Chinese

trad.		獎
simp.		奖
alternative forms		奬／奖 㢡 奨

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 獎
Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (爿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
臧	*ʔsaːŋ
牂	*ʔsaːŋ
戕	*kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
贓	*ʔsaːŋ
藏	*zaːŋ, *zaːŋs
奘	*zaːŋʔ, *zaːŋs
臟	*zaːŋs
將	*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs
漿	*ʔsaŋ
鱂	*ʔsaŋ
蔣	*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ
螿	*ʔsaŋ
槳	*ʔsaŋʔ
獎	*ʔsaŋʔ
醬	*ʔsaŋs
鏘	*sʰaŋ
蹡	*sʰaŋ, *ʔshaŋs
嶈	*sʰaŋ
斨	*sʰaŋ
爿	*braːn, *zaŋ
牆	*zaŋ
妝	*ʔsraŋ
莊	*ʔsraŋ
裝	*ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs
壯	*ʔsraŋs
疒	*rnɯːɡ, *zraŋ
床	*zraŋ
牀	*zraŋ
狀	*zraŋs

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎng (jiang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chióng

  (Hailu, HRS): ziong^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): jiong³

• Jin (Wiktionary): jion²
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciōng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zyorng⁴ / zyoeng⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chióng / chiáng / chiúⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziang³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵cian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chiang³
    • Yale: jyǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang
    • Palladius: цзян (czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zoeng²
    • Yale: jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chióng
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiong^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiong³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯oŋ³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziong^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sioŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: jiong³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕiɔŋ³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jion²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiɒ̃⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zyorng⁴
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cio̤̍ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syɒŋ⁴²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zyoeng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syøŋ⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chióng
    • Tâi-lô: tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciarng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siaŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siũ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siũ⁴¹/

Note:

• chióng/chiáng - literary;
• chiúⁿ - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵cian
    • MiniDict: cian^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiã³⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: tsjangX

Rime
Character	獎
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	即兩切
Baxter	tsjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/t͡siaŋX/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭaŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡si̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoeng2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsaŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	獎
Reading #	1/1
No.	10293
Phonetic component	爿
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	㢡
Old Chinese	/*ʔsaŋʔ/

Definitions

獎

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

Compounds

• 中獎 / 中奖 (zhòngjiǎng)
• 保獎 / 保奖
• 優獎 / 优奖
• 兌獎 / 兑奖 (duìjiǎng)
• 受獎 / 受奖 (shòujiǎng)
• 嘉獎 / 嘉奖 (jiājiǎng)
• 國光獎章 / 国光奖章
• 大獎 / 大奖 (dàjiǎng)
• 對獎 / 对奖
• 年終獎金 / 年终奖金
• 弘獎 / 弘奖
• 強迫中獎 / 强迫中奖
• 得獎 / 得奖 (déjiǎng)
• 愛國獎券 / 爱国奖券
• 懲惡獎善 / 惩恶奖善
• 抽獎 / 抽奖 (chōujiǎng)
• 授獎 / 授奖 (shòujiǎng)
• 敘獎 / 叙奖
• 普獎 / 普奖
• 普立茲獎 / 普立兹奖
• 特獎 / 特奖
• 獎借 / 奖借
• 獎券 / 奖券 (jiǎngquàn)
• 獎助 / 奖助
• 獎勉 / 奖勉
• 獎勵 / 奖励 (jiǎnglì)
• 獎品 / 奖品 (jiǎngpǐn)
• 獎售 / 奖售
• 獎學金 / 奖学金 (jiǎngxuéjīn)
• 獎懲 / 奖惩 (jiǎngchéng)
• 獎掖 / 奖掖
• 獎杯 / 奖杯 (jiǎngbēi)
• 獎牌 / 奖牌 (jiǎngpái)
• 獎狀 / 奖状 (jiǎngzhuàng)
• 獎賞 / 奖赏 (jiǎngshǎng)
• 獎贊 / 奖赞
• 獎進 / 奖进
• 獎金 / 奖金 (jiǎngjīn)
• 獎章 / 奖章 (jiǎngzhāng)
• 獎題 / 奖题
• 獎額 / 奖额
• 獎飾 / 奖饰
• 獲獎 / 获奖 (huòjiǎng)
• 神農獎 / 神农奖
• 義大利獎 / 义大利奖
• 艾美獎 / 艾美奖
• 葛萊美獎 / 葛莱美奖
• 褒獎 / 褒奖 (bāojiǎng)
• 誇獎 / 夸奖 (kuājiǎng)
• 諾貝爾獎 / 诺贝尔奖 (Nuòbèi'ěr-jiǎng)
• 謬獎 / 谬奖 (miùjiǎng)
• 豬肉獎 / 猪肉奖
• 貳獎 / 贰奖
• 賚獎 / 赉奖
• 贈獎 / 赠奖
• 過獎 / 过奖 (guòjiǎng)
• 金像獎 / 金像奖 (jīnxiàngjiǎng)
• 金手套獎 / 金手套奖
• 金鐘獎 / 金钟奖
• 金馬獎 / 金马奖 (Jīnmǎjiǎng)
• 金鼎獎 / 金鼎奖
• 開獎 / 开奖 (kāijiǎng)
• 附獎 / 附奖
• 頒獎 / 颁奖 (bānjiǎng)
• 領獎 / 领奖 (lǐngjiǎng)
• 頭獎 / 头奖 (tóujiǎng)
• 鵬舉獎章 / 鹏举奖章

References

• “獎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

獎

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. alternative form of 奨: reward; prize

Readings

• Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: すすめる (susumeru, 獎める)、たすける (tasukeru, 獎ける)
• Nanori: すけ (suke)、すすむ (susumu)、たすく (tasuku)、つとむ (tsutomu)

Korean

Hanja

獎 (eum 장 (jang))

1. alternative form of 奬

Vietnamese

Han character

獎: Hán Nôm readings: tưởng

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