侠 (xiá): hero

Meanings

Tā shì yī gè zhēnzhèng de xiá.

He is a true hero.

Gǔdài de xiá xíngzǒu jiānghú.

Heroes of ancient times roamed the land.

culture

侠 refers to a chivalrous figure who fights injustice, central to the 武侠 (wǔxiá) genre of martial arts fiction.

memory

A person (亻) who holds something tightly (夹) — someone who holds onto justice.

武侠小说 wǔxiá xiǎoshuō

martial arts fiction

Major Chinese literary genre by authors like Jin Yong (金庸)

侠 xiá