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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
勝 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
勝 ＝ 力 ＋ 朕
ㄕㄥˋ · shèng
verb — to win, defeat; to surpass; to be equal to

字源 FORM — what the parts do

力義strength
朕聲zhèn — gives the sounda boat being worked with both hands
ITzhèn → shèng — the donor's zh- went to sh-, falling tone kept
Strength (力) carries the meaning — to be able to bear a load, to be equal to a task. 朕 zhèn rides alongside for the sound. From bearing up came winning: the side that can carry the day — 勝利、勝負, then surpassing — 勝過、優勝.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

力氣（力）扛得起千斤——扛得住的人，就贏了。
Strength (力) bears the full load — the one who can carry it wins.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)勝任、堪勝— to bear, be equal to (a task)常用
→勝利、勝負— to win, victory常用
⇒勝過、優勝— to surpass, excel
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
朕zhènthe sound half alone — 朕 is the worked boat; 勝 adds 力 (strength) for bearing and winning騰＝ 馬 ＋ 朕téngsame 朕 phonetic, ridden by 馬 (horse) — to leap, gallop