勝

勝 U+52DD, 勝 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52DD ← 勜 [U+52DC] CJK Unified Ideographs 勞 → [U+52DE]

勝 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月火手尸 (BFQS), four-corner 7922₇, composition ⿰月劵)

• 橳, 蕂, 𤺩, 𩦜, 𩻷, 𪓺

• 胜 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 148, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2409
• Dae Jaweon: page 335, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2090, character 13
• Unihan data for U+52DD

trad.		勝
simp.		胜*

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljɯŋ, *hljɯŋs) : phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 力 (“strength”).

Graphically, the character decomposes as 月 + 劵 (which gives rise to the simplified form 胜), though this is not the etymology.

勝

1. to be able to bear; to be able to withstand

   不勝負荷／不胜负荷  ―  bùshēngfùhé  ―  unable to withstand the load

   • 我欲乘風歸去，又恐瓊樓玉宇，高處不勝寒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 蘇軾 《水調歌頭》; translation by Hugh Grigg

     Wǒ yù chéng fēng guīqù, yòu kǒng qiónglóuyùyǔ, gāochù bù shēng hán. [Pinyin]

     I wish to ride the wind and return there, yet fear the jade towers; in a high dwelling one cannot bear the cold.

2. to be equal to; to match
3. exhaustively; entirely; completely

   不可勝數／不可胜数  ―  bùkěshēngshǔ  ―  too numerous to count

4. Alternative form of 升 (shēng, “unit of measure for grain volumes”)
5. Alternative form of 伸 (shēn, “to stretch”)

勝

1. to defeat; to win; to succeed; to be victorious

   Synonym: 贏／赢 (yíng)

   Antonym: 敗／败 (bài)

   知可以戰與不可以戰者勝 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   知可以战与不可以战者胜 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translation: Lionel Giles, modified

   zhī kě yǐ zhàn yǔ bù kě yǐ zhàn zhě shèng [Pinyin]

   He will triumph who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

2. victory; success; triumph
3. to surpass; to prevail over; to outdo
4. to spread; to be popular; to be employed
5. to restrain; to check; to subdue; to bring under control
6. annihilated; destroyed; fallen (of nation or dynasty)
7. to bully; to place oneself over; to coerce; to subjugate
8. wonderful; excellent; outstanding
9. famed; of superior quality
10. scenic spots and historical sites; scenic attraction
11. (historical) a kind of splendid jewellery worn by ancient women
12. (historical) axle on a loom which holds the warp

Shinjitai	勝
Kyūjitai [1]	勝󠄁 勝+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	勝󠄃 勝+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

1. (win a game): かつ, かち
2. (be superior to): まさる

• Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
• Kun: かつ (katsu, 勝つ, Jōyō)、かち (kachi, 勝ち)、すぐれる (sugureru, 勝れる)、たえる (taeru, 勝える)、たう (tau, 勝う)、まさる (masaru, 勝る, Jōyō)、あげて (agete, 勝げて)
• Nanori: かち (kachi)、かつ (katsu)、すぐる (suguru)、すぐれ (sugure)、すぐろ (suguro)、とう (tō)、のり (nori)、まさ (masa)、まさる (masaru)、ます (masu)、よし (yoshi)

Kanji in this term
勝
しょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

勝(しょう) • (shō) 

1. win, victory

勝(しょう) • (-shō) 

1. wins, victories

   Antonym: 敗

Kanji in this term
勝
まさ(る) Grade: 3
kun'yomi

勝(まさる) • (Masaru) 

1. a male given name

勝 (eumhun 이길 승 (igil seung))

1. hanja form^? of 승 (“to win, to beat”)

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: まさーるん (masaarun, 勝ーるん)

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: まさーㇲ゙ (masaadz, 勝ーㇲ゙)

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

• On (unclassified): すー (sū)
• Kun: まさゆん (masayun, 勝ゆん)、かちゅん (kachun, 勝ちゅん)

勝: Hán Nôm readings: thắng

1. to win, to defeat, to be victorious

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: まさるん (masarun, 勝るん)