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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- sheng4
- English meanings
- be superior to, surpass, succeed, win victory, be victorious, get the better of, can bear, carry, excel, be successful, win
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 生.
Meaning & sound clues
⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.
生 is identified as the sound component (shēng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 胜.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
leave
litre
sage; holy
measure word (activities)
livestock; sacrifice
get
grand
province
rope; cord
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 取胜
- 名胜
- 战胜
- 胜任
- 胜出
- 胜利
- 胜负
- 获胜