(yíng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

yíng to win, to gain; surplus, profit 17 strokes · Radical (sea shell) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 赢 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced yíng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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赢 — 17 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 3 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
top
bottom meat
part sea shell

Radical

The radical of is — meaning sea shell. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

HSK 4 Words Containing 赢

yíng to win; to beat
最后我们赢了这场比赛。
Zuìhòu wǒmen yíng le zhè chǎng bǐsài.
We won the game in the end.
yíngdé to win; to gain
他赢得了大家的尊重。
Tā yíngdé le dàjiā de zūnzhòng.
He earned everyone's respect.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 16 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

”很多时候,在比赛中输不是最重要的,增进友谊才是主要目的。
From Mock Exam 14 →
输和都只是生活的一部分,没有人会永远输,也没有人会一直
From Mock Exam 17 →
即使你很厉害、很优秀,没有其他球员的努力,也不能得一场比赛。
From Mock Exam 09 →

Tasks Featuring 赢 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论体育项目及比赛
Sports · 赢、赢得

FAQ

What does 赢 mean in Chinese?

赢 (yíng) means to win, to gain; surplus, profit. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 赢 have?

赢 is written in 17 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 赢?

The radical of 赢 is 贝 (sea shell). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 资, 败, 费, 负, 购.

What is the pinyin for 赢?

赢 is pronounced yíng.

What HSK 4 words use 赢?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 赢 appears in 2 words, including 赢 (yíng), 赢得 (yíngdé). See the full list above.

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