胜 (shèng): victory, success, to beat
胜 (shèng) is a Chinese character meaning “victory.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 生 (phonetic). It ranks #743 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胜 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- victory
- success
- to beat
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 胜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 胜利verb | shèng lì | victory | 5 |
| 战胜verb | zhàn shèng | to prevail over | 6 |
| 名胜noun | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 获胜verb | huò shèng | to win |
| 胜过verb | shèng guò | to excel |
| 胜任verb | shèng rèn | qualified |
| 胜利者noun | shèng lì zhě | victor |
| 胜负noun | shèng fù | victory or defeat |
| 取胜verb | qǔ shèng | to score a victory |
| 胜算noun | shèng suàn | odds of success |
| 必胜verb | bì shèng | to be certain of victory |
| 胜地noun | shèng dì | well-known scenic spot |
| 胜诉verb | shèng sù | to win a court case |
| 决胜verb | jué shèng | to determine victory |
| 战无不胜 | zhàn wú bù shèng | (idiom) all-conquering |
| 引人入胜phrase | yǐn rén rù shèng | to enchant |
| 得胜verb | dé shèng | to triumph over an opponent |
| 胜仗noun | shèng zhàng | victory |
胜 appears in 100 compound words: 21 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 36 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 胜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (32)
unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken
to follow up a victory with pursuit and attack; to continue pursuing a retreating army
Showing 12 of 32 idioms containing 胜.
Example Sentences
写好胜字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo shèng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "胜" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.
英超|北伦敦打吡阿仙奴作客4:1胜热刺 伊斯、约基尼斯梅开二度
yīng chāo běi lún dūn dǎ 吡 ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī , yuē jī ní sī méi kāi èr dù
Premier League|North London Derby Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 away from home Isis and Jokinis scored twice
英超|阿仙奴作客4:1胜热刺 伊斯及基奥基尼斯各入两球
yīng chāo ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī jí jī ào jī ní sī gè rù liǎng qiú
Premier League | Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 away to Isis and Keoginis scored two goals each
英超|阿仙奴作客4:1胜热刺 伊斯、基奥基尼斯梅开二度
yīng chāo ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī , jī ào jī ní sī méi kāi èr dù
Premier League | Arsenal beat Tottenham 4:1 away from home to Ys and Keoginis scored twice
激烈4轮PK决胜 彰化慈航宫年度总斗首出炉
jī liè 4 lún P K jué shèng zhāng huà cí háng gōng nián dù zǒng dǒu shǒu chū lú
Fierce 4 rounds of PK decisive Changhua Cihang Palace's annual general fight was released
彰化竹塘慈航宫总斗首之争 第三轮PK分胜负 桃园人拿下了
zhāng huà zhú táng cí háng gōng zǒng dǒu shǒu zhī zhēng dì sān lún P K fēn shèng fù táo yuán rén ná xià le
Changhua Zhutang Cihang Palace overall battle third round PK point winner Taoyuan people won
奥运会最重要的不是获胜，而是参与。
àoyùnhuì zuì zhòngyào de bù shì huòshèng, érshì cānyù.
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.
单凭力量不能保证取胜。
Dān píng lìliang bù néng bǎozhèng qǔshèng.
Relying on strength alone cannot guarantee victory.
刘备和诸葛亮是一支无法战胜的队伍。
Liú Bèi hé Zhūgě Liàng shì yī zhī wúfǎ zhànshèng de duìwǔ.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.
胜败不能单靠兵力多少。
Shèngbài bù néng dān kào bīnglì duōshao.
Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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