# 獎

| 獎 | U+734E, &#29518; 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 2743$_0$, 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
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 獎
* Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
* Transcribed ancient scripts
| | 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 (jiang$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chióng
    (Hailu, HRS): ziong$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiong$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jion$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciōng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zyong$^4$ / zyeng$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chióng / chiáng / chiúⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ziang$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$cian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎng
*** Wade–Giles: chiang$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang
*** Palladius: цзян (czjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zoeng$^2$
*** Yale: jéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chióng
*** Hakka Romanization System: jiong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jiong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯oŋ³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziong$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sioŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siɔŋ³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jion$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiɒ̃⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciōng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suoŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zyong$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cio̤̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syɒŋ⁴²/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zyeng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /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/
* chióng/chiáng - literary;
* chiúⁿ - vernacular.
* 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 | zoeng$^2$ |
* 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)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* Alternative form of 奨: reward; prize

#### Readings

* Go-on: そう (sō)
* Kan-on: しょう (shō)
* 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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