赢
赢 (yíng) means “to win”. It is made of 吂 + ⺼ + 贝 and has 17 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 赢 into its parts
What 赢 is made of
- 吂 máng — structural part
- 亡 wáng — death
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亡 wáng — death
- ⺼ — meat
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
赢 stroke order
Example sentences
我们队赢了！Wǒmen duì yíng le!Our team won!
昨天的比赛谁赢了？Zuótiān de bǐsài shéi yíng le?Who won yesterday's game?
Words with 赢
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yíng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to win; to beat |
| Strokes | 17 |
| Radical | 貝 (shell, #154) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 赢
What does 赢 mean?
赢 (yíng) means “to win; to beat”.
How many strokes does 赢 have?
赢 has 17 strokes.
What is the radical of 赢?
The radical of 赢 is 貝 (bèi, “shell”), Kangxi radical number 154.
What parts make up 赢?
赢 is made of 吂 (structural part) and ⺼ (meat) and 贝 (sea shell).
Which HSK level is 赢?
赢 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 赢 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.