赢
yíng
to beat
to win; to profit
Body (⺼) + wealth (贝) = win it all
贝, originally a cowrie shell used as currency, grounds 赢 in concrete gain — you win something of value. The body radical ⺼ hints at the physical contest at stake; 吂 mainly shapes the sound yíng.
我们队昨天赢了那场比赛。
wǒ men duì zuó tiān yíng le nà chǎng bǐ sài。
Our team won that match yesterday.
他每次下棋都能赢对手。
tā měi cì xià qí dōu néng yíng duì shǒu。
He can beat his opponent every time he plays chess.
Words with 赢
双赢
shuāng yíng
profitable to both sides
共赢
gòng yíng
mutually profitable
打赢
dǎ yíng
to win; to beat (one's opponent)
赢利
yíng lì
gain
赢家
yíng jiā
winner
赢家通吃
yíng jiā tōng chī
winner takes all
赢得
yíng dé
to win
赢球
yíng qiú
(ball sports) to win a match
赢面
yíng miàn
chance of winning
赢余
yíng yú
variant of 盈餘|盈余[ying2 yu2]
跑赢
pǎo yíng
(finance) to outperform (the market); to outpace (inflation)
躺赢
tǎng yíng
to win without needing to even lift a finger