奖
奖 (jiǎng) means “prize”. It is made of 丬 + 夕 + 大 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 奖 into its parts
What 奖 is made of
- 丬 qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫 bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫 bīng — ice
- 夕 xī — evening
- 勹 bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹 bāo — wrap shape
- 大 dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人 rén — person
Origin hint: 大 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
奖 stroke order
Example sentences
他得了一个大奖。Tā dé le yī ge dà jiǎng.He won a big prize.
这次比赛的奖是什么？Zhè cì bǐsài de jiǎng shì shénme?What is the prize for this competition?
Words with 奖
- 抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize
- 获奖huòjiǎngto win a prize
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
- 中奖zhòngjiǎngto win a prize (in a lottery)
- 过奖guòjiǎngyou flatter me
- 奖励jiǎnglìto reward
- 奖赏jiǎngshǎngreward
Also built with ⿰
- 临línto draw near
- 丽lìbeautiful
- 众zhòngmultitude
- 先xiānfirst
- 册cèvolume
- 勿wùdo not (formal, on signs)
- 压yāto press
- 厨chúkitchen
- 品pǐnarticle
- 哭kūto cry
- 器qìdevice
- 坚jiānhard
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiǎng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | prize; award; to reward |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 大 (big, #37) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 奖
What does 奖 mean?
奖 (jiǎng) means “prize; award; to reward”.
How many strokes does 奖 have?
奖 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 奖?
The radical of 奖 is 大 (dà, “big”), Kangxi radical number 37.
What parts make up 奖?
奖 is made of 丬 (half of tree trunk) and 夕 (evening) and 大 (big).
Which HSK level is 奖?
奖 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 奖 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.