观赏
guānshǎng · HSK 7
to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
🌸👀 观 (view) + 赏 (appreciate) = view-and-appreciate, as with flowers or scenery
观 is the looking part (same 观 as in 参观 visit); 赏 is the appreciation part (same 赏 as in 欣赏 admire). Together: to watch something for the pleasure of it, like flowers, fish, or a show.
赏 — 尚 (shàng, phonetic) + 贝 (shell/money)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 贝 means 'cowrie shell,' the ancient form of money, signaling the meaning 'to reward' or 'bestow.' The top 尚 supplies the sound (shàng → shǎng). From 'reward,' the meaning extended to 'appreciate' or 'admire.'