Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 朕 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (勝)
Simplified (胜)
朕 Phonetic component
zhèn imperial I
pronoun 'I'
Remnant of the sound component 朕 in the traditional character 勝.
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Historical Evolution
胜
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
胜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
胜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
胜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
胜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
胜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
胜
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
胜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
胜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
胜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
胜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
胜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
胜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
胜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胜 / 勝 [shèng]
victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
Japanese
- win; victory
- beautiful scenery; scenic spot
- counter for wins
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
勝 かじ
Kaji surname
勝 かち
Kachi surnamegiven name
勝 かつ
Katsu female given namesurname
勝 かつざき
Katsuzaki surname
勝 かつし
Katsushi given name
勝 しょう
Shou given name
勝 しょうみん
Shoumin given name
勝 すぐり
Suguri surnamegiven name
勝 すぐる
Suguru surnamegiven name
勝 すぐれ
Sugure surnamegiven name
勝 すぐろ
Suguro surname
勝 すん
Sun unclassified name
勝 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
勝 とう
Tou surname
勝 まさ
Masa surname
勝 まさる
Masaru female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (114)
胜利 [shènglì] #1,548
victory
战胜 [zhànshèng] #4,260
to prevail over
获胜 [huòshèng] #2,634
victorious
胜过 [shèngguò] #5,553
to excel
取胜 [qǔshèng] #9,825
to score a victory
胜任 [shèngrèn] #6,294
qualified
胜负 [shèngfù] #9,582
victory or defeat
胜利者 [shènglìzhě] #7,618
victor
胜地 [shèngdì] #12,013
well-known scenic spot
胜算 [shèngsuàn] #11,438
odds of success
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 勝手 [かって] #368
one's own convenience
⭐ 勝つ [かつ] #624
to win
⭐ 勝負 [しょうぶ] #1,471
victory or defeat
⭐ 勝利 [しょうり] #1,887
victory
⭐ 勝ち [かち] #2,671
win
⭐ 優れる [すぐれる] #2,685
to be better (than)
⭐ 優勝 [ゆうしょう] #4,756
overall victory
好き勝手 [すきかって] #5,443
doing whatever one pleases
⭐ 勝る [まさる] #7,152
to excel
身勝手 [みがって] #7,169
selfish
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