颁授 Traditional form: 頒授 Pinyin (reading): bānshòu Definitions: to confer (e.g. a diploma); to award Characters: 颁 - to bestow, to confer; to publish 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach Traditional characters: 頒 - to bestow, to confer; to publish 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach