The character 赢 — “win”: how to write it and what it means

赢
yíng

win

17 strokes · HSK 4 · word page

The Chinese character 赢 is read yíng and means “win”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 赢

赢 has 17 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 赢, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

What 赢 is made of

Five parts: 亡, 口, 月, 贝, 凡. In the bottom middle, 贝 “money” — the winnings.

The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.

Words with 赢

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 赢?

赢 has 17 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 赢 mean?

赢 means “win”. It appears in 赢得 (“win”).

How do you pronounce 赢?

赢 is read yíng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 赢 have?

17 strokes.

← 乓 part of the word “ping-pong”输 lose →

More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

Write 赢 yourself

In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.

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