表彰 (biǎozhāng) · to commend

表彰 (biǎozhāng) means “to commend; to honour publicly”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 彰 (clear). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 表彰 is built

The characters

表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)

What 表 is made of

毛máo — hair
衣yī — cloth

Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

彰 zhāng · clear

What 彰 is made of

章zhāng — chapter
- 音yīn — sound
  - 立lì — to stand
  - 日rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke

Example sentences

学校表彰了一批优秀学生。Xuéxiào biǎozhāng le yīpī yōuxiù xuésheng.The school honoured a group of outstanding students.

他因为救人受到了表彰。Tā yīnwèi jiù rén shòudào le biǎozhāng.He was commended for saving someone.

Questions about 表彰

What does 表彰 mean?

表彰 (biǎozhāng) means “to commend; to honour publicly”.

How do you pronounce 表彰?

表彰 is pronounced biǎozhāng.

Which HSK level is 表彰?

表彰 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 表彰 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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