TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
賞
ㄕㄤˇ · shǎng
verb — to reward, to bestow; to appreciate, to enjoy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tshàng → shǎng — tone shifted off the donor
Money (貝) handed down to the deserving — to reward. 尚 carries the sound shàng, tipped to shǎng. From bestowing a prize: 獎賞 a reward, 賞賜 to grant. From the giving comes the savoring — to look on with pleasure: 欣賞 to appreciate, 賞月 to enjoy the moon.
意 · Meanings
(本義)賞、獎賞— to reward, to bestow常用
→賞賜— to grant, to confer
⇒欣賞、賞玩— to appreciate, to enjoy常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension