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胜

shèng

victory; to excel, to truimph

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (flesh) provides meaning, 生 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 9 strokes Very Common (7%)
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Component Breakdown

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⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
⿰⺼生 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉
4 strokes
shēng
生
life, lifetime; birth; growth
💡 Ideographic:  A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
5 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 胜 (106)

shènglì
胜利 ↗
HSK 5
victory / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
míngshènggǔjì
名胜古迹 ↗
HSK 5
historical sites and scenic spots
yōushèngliètài
优胜劣汰 ↗
HSK 6
survival of the fittest (idiom)
shèngfù
胜负 ↗
HSK 6
victory or defeat / the outcome of a battle
shèng
胜 ↗
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)
bùshèngqíkǔ
不胜其苦 ↗
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
bùshèngqífán
不胜其烦 ↗
to be pestered beyond endurance
bùfēnshèngfù
不分胜负 ↗
unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched / to come out even / to tie / to draw
bùkěshèngyán
不可胜言 ↗
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
bùshèngqírǎo
不胜其扰 ↗
unable to put up with (sth) any longer
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