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胜
勝
shèng
1. victory
2. success
3. to beat
4. to defeat
5. to surpass
6. victorious
7. superior to
8. to get the better of
9. better than
10. surpassing
11. superb (of vista)
12. beautiful (scenery)
13. wonderful (view)
14. (Taiwan pr. <shēng>) able to bear
15. equal to (a task)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胜
shèng
victory; to excel, to truimph
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不胜
bùshèng
cannot bear or stand
乘胜
chéngshèng
to follow up a victory
优胜
yōushèng
winning
全胜
quánshèng
total victory
胜仗
shèngzhàng
victory
胜任
shèngrèn
qualified
胜似
shèngsì
to surpass
胜利
shènglì
victory
HSK 5
胜地
shèngdì
well-known scenic spot
胜败
shèngbài
victory or defeat
胜景
shèngjǐng
wonderful scenery
胜算
shèngsuàn
odds of success
胜诉
shèngsù
to win a court case
胜负
shèngfù
victory or defeat
HSK 6
胜过
shèngguò
to excel
胜选
shèngxuǎn
to win an election
取胜
qǔshèng
to score a victory
名胜
míngshèng
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
大胜
dàshèng
to defeat decisively
好胜
hàoshèng
eager to win

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
742
Word Frequency Rank
817 of 84,292

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