勇

yǒng
adjective #8,378

Meanings

  1. 1 brave; courageous
  2. 2 bold

Examples

HSK 4
Yǒnggǎn miànduì kùnnan.
Bravely face difficulties.
HSK 7-9
Yǒngqì kějiā.
The courage is commendable.

Tips

usage
勇敢 = brave, 勇气 = courage.

Components

radical
力 lì
strength; force
Strength radical 力 underneath - the indexing radical, depicting a flexed arm or a plough handle. It carries the meaning: bravery is muscular force put behind a decision. Sits in the same physical-effort family as 动 (move), 努 (strive), 助 (help), 劳 (toil).
phonetic
甬 yǒng
bronze bell; passageway
Top 甬 supplies the sound yǒng directly with no drift. It originally pictured a hanging bronze bell - the ringing call to muster troops sits comfortably underneath this character. Same phonetic anchors 涌 (gush up), 踊 (leap), 通 (pass through) - all carrying a forward, surging energy.

Stroke Order

勇 yǒng