贏 meaning and stroke order
To win, to gain; surplus, profit
How to write 贏, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 贏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to beat
- to win
- to profit
How 贏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
貝 gives the meaning.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 贏
贏 is built from 亡 (wáng) and 口 (kǒu) on top, then 月 (a meat/body form ⺼), 貝 (bèi, shell money) and 凡 below. Remember the 貝 in the middle as the money you take home when you win.
贏 (yíng) means to win a game, a bet, or a contest, and also to gain or profit. It often appears in verb compounds like 打赢 (dǎyíng) and 赢得 (yíngdé). Example: 我们赢了。(Wǒmen yíng le.) We won.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 贏 with 嬴 (yíng), a surname, which has 女 in the middle bottom instead of 貝, and with 羸 (léi, weak), which has 羊. Only 贏 with 貝 means to win.
Common words with 贏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 贏
How many strokes are in 贏?
贏 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 贏 mean?
贏 (yíng) means to win, to gain; surplus, profit. A common word with it is 赢得 (yíngdé), meaning "to win; to gain".
How do you pronounce 贏?
贏 is pronounced yíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 贏?
The radical of 贏 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 贏 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 贏?
贏 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 赢, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the opposite of 贏?
The opposite is 輸 (shū), to lose. Together they form 輸贏 (shūyíng), meaning win or loss, or the outcome.
Do you say 贏 a person or 贏 a game?
Both work. You can say 贏了比賽 (yíng le bǐsài), won the match, or 贏了他 (yíng le tā), beat him. To win a prize or someone's respect, 贏得 (yíngdé) sounds more natural.