懂中文 Dong Chinese

赢

yíng

win

Simplified form of 贏. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.

Components
贝 meaning component

贝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

Shells were used as currency in ancient China.

𣎆 sound component

𣎆  Sound component

luò

  

legendary animal

Evolution

赢 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
赢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
赢 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
赢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
赢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

赢 (贏) 

yíng

win; surplus, gain, profit; to beat; to win; to profit

Most common words with 赢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

赢

to beat

赢得

to win

赢利

gain

赢家

winner

输赢

win or loss