赢

贏

yíng

凡 + 吂 + 月 + 贝

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Definitions

yíng (verb) to win; to beat

yíng (verb) to profit

Etymology

Simplified form of 贏. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.

Semantic: 贝

About

赢, the simplified form of 贏, is a phonosemantic compound. The semantic component 贝 (bèi, "cowrie shell", symbolizing money) sits at the bottom and anchors the original meaning of profit or material gain. The phonetic element is 𣎆, which combines 亡 (wáng, "to lose"), 口 (kǒu, "mouth"), 月 (yuè, "moon" or "flesh"), and 凡 (fán, "ordinary"); the simplified character omits 凡. From this early financial sense, 赢 broadened to denote victory in any competition, its primary meaning today.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这场比赛我们赢了。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài wǒmen yíng le.

We won this match.

他赢了那场重要的比赛。

Tā yíngle nà chǎng zhòngyào de bǐsài.

He won that important competition.

赢得观众的掌声不容易。

Yíngdé guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng bù róngyì.

It's not easy to win the audience's applause.

我们公司今年赢利了很多。

Wǒmen gōngsī jīnnián yínglìle hěnduō.

Our company made a lot of profit this year.

他的真诚最终赢得了她的信任。

Tā de zhēnchéng zuìzhōng yíngdéle tā de xìnrèn.

His sincerity finally won her trust.

他们以微弱优势赢得了选举。

Tāmen yǐ wēiruò yōushì yíngdéle xuǎnjǔ.

They won the election by a narrow margin.

想要赢得未来，必须不断创新。

Xiǎng yào yíngdé wèilái, bìxū bùduàn chuàngxīn.

To win the future, we must constantly innovate.

在如此不利的条件下赢得胜利，堪称奇迹。

Zài rúcǐ bùlì de tiáojiàn xià yíngdé shènglì, kān chēng qíjì.

Winning under such unfavorable conditions can be called a miracle.

Related Characters

Component: 凡

Component: 吂

Component: 月

Component: 贝

赢