获奖
huò jiǎng · HSK 4
to win an award
🏆 获 = obtain + 奖 = prize/award
获 means to obtain or capture (originally hunting-related), and 奖 means prize or award. Together: obtain a prize = win an award. Compare 获得 (to obtain) and 奖金 (prize money).
获 — dog radical 犭 + 蒦 (phonetic, grasp)
获 originally depicted catching a bird by hand, with 蒦 showing a hand grasping a bird. The dog radical 犭 was added to mean catching prey while hunting. In modern simplified Chinese, 获 also absorbed 穫 (harvesting grain), so it now covers both 'catch/obtain' and 'reap'.
奖 — 将 jiāng (phonetic) + 大 (big)
Originally written 獎 with 犬 (dog) below 將, suggesting urging a dog onward—hence 'encourage, exhort.' The simplified form replaces 犬 with 大. Meaning extended from 'encourage' to 'reward' and then to 'prize, award.'