勝
shèng HSK3

victory

胜 (勝) shèng
victory verb
to win, succeed, or defeat an opponent; victory or success

胜败乃兵家常事。

shèng bài nǎi Bīng​jiā cháng​shì.

Victory and defeat are common outcomes for a general.

bear verb
to be able to bear, endure, or be equal to a specific task

以他的能力，绝对足以胜此重任。

yǐ tā de néng​lì, jué​duì zú​yǐ shèng cǐ zhòng​rèn.

Given his ability, he is certainly capable of handling this important task.

superior verb
to surpass, excel, or be better than something else

事实胜于雄辩。

shì​shí shèng yú xióng​biàn.

Facts speak louder than words.

scenic noun
superb, beautiful, or wonderful, typically used to describe scenery or a vista

这里的风景堪称胜景。

zhè​lǐ de fēng​jǐng kān​chēng shèng jǐng.

The scenery here can be called a wonderful sight.

Frequency
Character
Written text
743rd most common 256.1 per million
Movie subtitles
860th most common 139.0 per million appears in 40% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
35.2 per million appears in 11% of films
Written text
109.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Simplified
胜
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+52DD

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)