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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shang3
- English meanings
- admire, enjoy
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 尚; bottom 贝.
Meaning & sound clues
贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.
尚 is identified as the sound component (shàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 赏.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
on
harm
commerce; discuss
yet
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 欣赏
- 观赏
- 赞赏
- 鉴赏