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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
character · B1 (est.)
賞 =
ㄕㄤˇ · shǎng
verb — to reward, to bestow; to appreciate, to enjoy

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a cowrie, the reward given
gives the soundshàng — drifted to shǎng
Tshàng → shǎng — tone shifted off the donor
Money (貝) handed down to the deserving — to reward. 尚 carries the sound shàng, tipped to shǎng. From bestowing a prize: 獎賞 a reward, 賞賜 to grant. From the giving comes the savoring — to look on with pleasure: 欣賞 to appreciate, 賞月 to enjoy the moon.
意 · Meanings
(本義)賞、獎賞— to reward, to bestow常用
賞賜— to grant, to confer
欣賞、賞玩— to appreciate, to enjoy常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension