The classical phrase "赳赳武夫" means a brave, martial warrior.
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赳 never stands alone; it appears only doubled as 赳赳 (valiant), famous from the Book of Songs phrase 赳赳武夫. It joins the walk radical 走 with the old phonetic 丩.
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Classical and bound — modern use is essentially the fixed reduplication 赳赳.
