赏

• 拼音: shǎng
• 汉字拆解: 赏 = 尚 (esteem, value) + 贝 (shell/money) — to value and reward, extended to appreciating beauty

含义

To appreciate; to enjoy; to admire; to reward. Used for enjoying beauty or bestowing a reward.

Two main meanings: (1) to appreciate beauty — 赏花 (admire flowers), 赏月 (admire the moon), 欣赏 (appreciate); (2) to reward or bestow — 赏金 (reward money), 悬赏 (offer a bounty). The appreciative meaning is more common in everyday usage.

例句

1. 中秋节的时候，一家人一起赏月。
2. 春天到了，很多人去公园赏花。
3. 这幅画值得我们好好赏一赏。

用法指南

语境: festivals, nature, art

语气: positive

正确说法

• 我们一起去赏花吧！(Let's go admire the flowers together!)
• 请大家赏脸来参加我的生日会。(Please do me the honour of attending my birthday party.)

错误说法

• 我赏了一部电影 meaning 'I watched a movie' (赏 implies aesthetic appreciation of natural beauty or art — for watching movies, use 看 or 欣赏)

起源与历史

Combines 尚 (esteem) and 贝 (shell/money) — originally meant bestowing money as a reward; the appreciation meaning developed later.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal