取胜 (qǔ shèng)

to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents

Character breakdown

取 (qǔ) · 8 strokes

Pictograph of a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). In ancient China, the ears of opponents in battle were cut off and collected as tokens of victory.
胜 (shèng) · 9 strokes

Simplified form of 勝. Remnant of 朕, the sound component in 勝, with an added sound component 生.