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赢
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win

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Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (贏)
貝 shellfish+ 𣎆 legendary animal =
贏 win
貝 Meaning component
shellfish
Shells were used as currency in ancient China.
𣎆 Phonetic component
luò legendary animal
animals with short hair
View phonetic series →
Simplified (赢)
贝 sea shell+ 𣎆 legendary animal =
赢 win
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
Shells were used as currency in ancient China.
𣎆 Phonetic component
luò legendary animal
animals with short hair
View phonetic series →
Notes
Similar Characters
寶 treasure (trad)得 must負 defeated (trad/jp)貪 greedy (trad/jp)貫 pierce (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)賏 pearls or shells賓 visitor (trad/jp)唄 song (trad/jp)敗 fail (trad/jp)狽 short (trad)賊 burglar (trad/jp)贅 unnecessary (trad)鋇 barium (trad)嗩 flute-like (trad)真 true財 riches (trad/jp)貢 tribute (trad/jp)貧 impoverished (trad/jp)貨 commodities (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
贏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赢 / 贏 [yíng]
to beat; to win; to profit
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
赢得 [yíng​dé] #1,148
to win
赢利 [yíng​lì] #31,553
gain
赢家 [yíng​jiā] #10,578
winner
输赢 [shū​yíng] #11,467
win or loss
赢余 [yíng​yú] #56,535
variant of 盈餘|盈余[yíng​yú]
共赢 [gòng​yíng]
mutually profitable
躺赢 [tǎng​yíng]
to win without needing to even lift a finger
双赢 [shuāng​yíng]
profitable to both sides
非赢利组织 [fēi​yíng​lì​zǔ​zhī]
not-for-profit organization
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
⭐ 勝つ [かつ] #624
to win
勝ち得る [かちえる] #39,014
to achieve
輸贏 [ゆえい] #242,427
gain or loss
贏余 [えいよ]
remainder