Keyword
brave
- courageous
- fierce
- Frequency
- #1231
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
力 (strength) gives the meaning and 甬 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
勇气
courage
勇敢
brave; courageous
勇士
a warrior; a brave person
英勇
heroic; gallant; valiant
勇
brave
勇于
to dare to; to be brave enough to
勇猛
bold and powerful; brave and fierce
义勇军
volunteer army
奋勇
dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will
勇往直前
to advance bravely
见义勇为
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
鼓起勇气
to summon one's courage
义勇
courageous in fighting for a just cause
神勇
extraordinarily brave; heroic
忠勇
loyal and brave
自告奋勇
to volunteer for; to offer to undertake
勇武
brave
骁勇善战
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
勇气可嘉
to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
鼓足勇气
to summon one's courage
勇悍
brave
白先勇
Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
有勇无谋
bold but not very astute (idiom)
散兵游勇
lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action