恩赐
ēn cì · HSK 7
to bestow (favors, charity etc)
🎁 grace + bestow: a gift given from kindness above
恩 means grace or kindness, 赐 means to bestow or grant. Together they describe a charitable favor — something given downward out of compassion, like a blessing handed to someone in need.
赐 — shell 貝 + 易 (phonetic, 'change/exchange')
A semantic-phonetic compound: 貝 (cowrie shell, ancient money) gives the meaning of giving wealth, while 易 supplies the sound and hints at 'transfer.' Originally it meant a superior bestowing gifts or favor on an inferior, and it still carries that top-down nuance of 'to grant' today.