奖 (jiǎng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

jiǎng prize, reward; to award 9 strokes · Radical 大 (big) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 奖 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced jiǎng.

prize
reward
to award

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

奖 — 9 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

奖 breaks down into 3 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

奖 =

丬 top half of tree trunk

夕 bottom evening

大 part big

Radical

The radical of 奖 is 大 — meaning big. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 套奋失.

How the character is built

奖 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 大 (big) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 丬 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 奖

获奖 huòjiǎng to win a prize; to be awarded

他的作品获奖了。

Tā de zuòpǐn huòjiǎng le.

His work won an award.

奖 jiǎng award; prize

他得了一个大奖。

Tā dé le yí gè dà jiǎng.

He won a big prize.

奖金 jiǎngjīn bonus; cash prize

公司发了年终奖金。

Gōngsī fā le niánzhōng jiǎngjīn.

The company issued year-end bonuses.

奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn scholarship

她获得了奖学金。

Tā huòdé le jiǎngxuéjīn.

She received a scholarship.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

奖 appears in 16 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

年轻人刚刚进入社会的时候，不要太急着赚钱，不要眼睛里只有工资和奖金。

From Mock Exam 03 →

Tasks Featuring 奖 / 相关任务

Words containing 奖 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流校园生活

Campus Life · 奖学金

📚 介绍职业经历与单位情况

Career & Company · 奖金

📚 讲述中外友好故事

China-World Friendship · 获奖

FAQ

What does 奖 mean in Chinese?

奖 (jiǎng) means prize, reward; to award. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 奖 have?

奖 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 奖?

The radical of 奖 is 大 (big). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 套, 奋, 失.

What is the pinyin for 奖?

奖 is pronounced jiǎng.

What HSK 4 words use 奖?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 奖 appears in 4 words, including 获奖 (huòjiǎng), 奖 (jiǎng), 奖金 (jiǎngjīn), 奖学金 (jiǎngxuéjīn). See the full list above.