输赢
shū​yíng

win or loss

输 shū transport Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輸.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

赢 yíng win Simplified

Simplified form of 贏. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Shells were used as currency in ancient China.

𣎆
𣎆 Sound component
luò legendary animal
Change in sound

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

輸 shū transport Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyul̥o convey (v.); lose

說文解字

《說文》：“輸，委輸也。从車，俞聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

贏 win Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Shells were used as currency in ancient China.

𣎆
𣎆 Sound component
luò legendary animal
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyeng[ɢ]eŋ profit; surplus

說文解字

《說文》：“贏，有餘賈利也。从貝，聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)