Classical virtue compound for soldier-officials:
忠 (zhōng, loyalty to ruler/state) +
勇 (yǒng, courage in battle). It is the root of many posthumous honors and shrine names — e.g. Yue Fei (
岳飞) was canonized
忠武, and many Qing-Republican Era officers were given the temple name
忠勇祠.
