(yíng): to win

(yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “to win.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural). It ranks #1819 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, money. Its radical form (shell) appears in many related characters such as (guì, abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]), (, to bear), (, responsibility).

Native pronunciation
HSK 4Radical: shell17 strokesFrequency #1819 structural

Definitions

  1. to win

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticmoney

Components:structural

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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17

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
yíng déto win4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
shū yíngwin or loss
yíng lìgain
yíng jiā tōng chīwinner takes all
yíng jiāwinner
yíng miànchance of winning
dǎ yíngto win
gòng yíngmutually profitable
yíng qiú(ball sports) to win a match
shuāng yíngprofitable to both sides
pǎo yíng(finance) to outperform (the market)
yíng yúvariant of 盈餘|盈余[ying2 yu2]
tǎng yíngto win without needing to even lift a finger
13
Total compounds
54
As first character
46
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 13 compound words: 54 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 0 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.641149,058 co-occurrences
le
0.46257,660 co-occurrences
guàn
0.4037,950 co-occurrences
0.3988,748 co-occurrences
jūn
0.39813,638 co-occurrences
xuǎn
0.3977,761 co-occurrences
0.391354 co-occurrences
duì
0.3838,070 co-occurrences
sài
0.3828,419 co-occurrences
dǎng
0.3644,554 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

yíngjiā tōngchīHSK 4+

winner takes all

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这场比赛我们了,大家都很兴奋。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài wǒmen yíng le, dàjiā dōu hěn xīngfèn.

We won this game; everyone is very excited.

NewsFeb 2026

主权卫星商机崛起 华通搭上热潮成大

zhǔ quán wèi xīng shāng jī jué qǐ huá tōng dā shàng rè cháo chéng dà yíng jiā

Sovereign Satellite Business Opportunities Emerge Huatong Rides the Wave to Become a Major Winner

NewsFeb 2026

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zhàn kuàng luó 廐 liàn mǎ shī tuán tǐ mǎ yòu yíng quán jiā zǒng dòng yuán lā tóu mǎ !

【Race Report R11】Luo Stable's Team Wins Again! Family Mobilizes to Lead the Charge!

NewsFeb 2026

黄洛妍神倒模叶蒨文唱功 李尹嫣献声奖金

huáng 洛 妍 shén dǎo mó xié 蒨 wén chàng gōng lǐ 尹 嫣 xiàn shēng yíng jiǎng jīn

Huang Luoyan's Divine Impersonation of Ye Qianwen's Vocal Skills Li Yinyan's Performance Wins Prize Money

NewsFeb 2026

港姐冠军黄嘉雯豪宅曝光 去年荣升马主254万

gǎng jiě guàn jūn huáng jiā 雯 háo zhái pù guāng qù nián róng shēng mǎ zhǔ yíng wàn

Miss Hong Kong winner Wong Ka-man's luxury mansion revealed Became a racehorse owner last year and won HK$2.54 million

NewsFeb 2026

...集“明星版《唱钱》” 黄洛妍李尹嫣为观众得逾万元现金奖贺新春

. . . jí míng xīng bǎn chàng qián huáng 洛 妍 lǐ 尹 嫣 wéi guàn zhòng yíng dé yú wàn yuán xiàn jīn jiǎng hè xīn chūn

Star-Studded Edition of "Sing for Cash" Huang Luoyan and Li Yinyan Win Over 10,000 Yuan in Cash Prizes for Audience to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Tatoeba

他的演说得了观众热烈的掌声。

Tā de yǎnshuō yíngdé le guānzhòng rèliè de zhǎngshēng.

The audience clapped loudly after his speech.

Tatoeba

了冠军就自吹自擂了起来。

Tā yíng le guànjūn jiù zìchuīzìléi le qǐlai.

He boasted of having won the first prize.

Tatoeba

荷兰得了2010年世界杯足球赛。

Hélán yíngdé le 2010 nián Shìjièbēi zúqiúsài.

The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.

Tatoeba

的机会微乎其微。

Yíng de jīhuì wēihūqíwēi.

There's an outside chance of winning.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced yíng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 赢 (yíng) mean in Chinese?
赢 (yíng) primarily means "to win." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #1819 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 赢 and 输?
赢 (yíng) and 输 (shū) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 赢 (win) vs 输 (lose).
How many strokes does 赢 have?
赢 is written with 17 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 赢?
The radical associated with 赢 is 贝 (shell). This radical appears in many characters related to shell.
What are the components of 赢?
赢 is composed of: 吂 (structural), undefined (phonetic). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 赢?
Common words with 赢 include: 赢得 (yíng dé, "to win"); 输赢 (shū yíng, "win or loss"); 赢利 (yíng lì, "gain"); 赢家通吃 (yíng jiā tōng chī, "winner takes all"); 赢家 (yíng jiā, "winner"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 赢 (yíng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yíng: 应 (should, to respond), 英 (hero, England), 婴 (infant), 鹰 (eagle), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 赢 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 赢 and the traditional form is 贏.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.