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

(Meixian, Guangdong): jiong³
Jin (Wiktionary): jion²
Eastern Min (BUC): ciōng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chióng / chiáng / chiúⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziang³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵cian

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/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡siɔŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jion²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiɒ̃⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ³³/
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/

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	/t͡sɨɐŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɐŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɨaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/t͡siaŋ^X/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭaŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡si̯aŋ^X/
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

to reward someone with something as encouragement; to award
reward; prize
prize money

Compounds

中獎／中奖 (zhòngjiǎng)
保獎／保奖
優獎／优奖
兌獎／兑奖
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)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

獎

(Hyōgai kanji)

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))

Alternative form of 奬

Vietnamese

Han character

獎: Hán Nôm readings: tưởng

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