勝 (sing3 sing1 | sheng4 ) : win; excel; competent

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勝

sing3 sing1

sheng4

[粵] sing3 [國] sheng4
[1] win; to defeat; triumph over; victory
[2] excel; superior to; surpass
[3] scenic spot; place of natural beauty

[粵] sing1 [國] sheng4
[1] competent; equal to
[2] completely; entirely; wholly

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勝 / 胜

This word has been viewed 13562 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 05:21

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打勝仗 daa2 sing3 zoeng3 da3 sheng4 zhang4 = win a battle

飲勝 jam2 sing3 = cheers; bottoms up 粵

勝利 sing3 lei6 sheng4 li4 = victory

優勝 jau1 sing3 you1 sheng4 = winning

戰勝 zin3 sing3 zhan4 sheng4 = defeat; vanquish; prevail; surmount

勝任 sing1 jam6 = competence, competency

勝瓜 sing3 gwaa1 = sponge gourd; angled luffa; Chinese okra [國]: 絲瓜粵

通勝 tung1 sing3 tong1 sheng4 = almanac; fortune telling calendar 粵

勝出 sing3 ceot1 = victory, win

不分勝負 bat1 fan1 sing3 fu6 bu4 fen1 sheng4 fu4 = tie; draw; come out even 國
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 勝
Unicode code for this character: U+52dd (off-site link)

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