勇

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brave

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HSK 3.0: Level 4
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 9
Radical: 力 +7
Structure: Top–bottom 上下
Traditional: 勇
Common rank: #1,692
Unicode: U+52C7

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Formation & memory

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How 勇 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

力 meaning “strength” + 甬 sound ( yǒng )

Components 甬力

How to remember it

courageous · Heisig RSH #1118

chop-rack + muscle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 勇

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
好汉不提当年勇	hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng	a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
义勇军进行曲	Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔ	March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)
血气之勇	xuè qì zhī yǒng	(idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions
见义勇为	jiàn yì yǒng wéi	(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to …
义勇军	yì yǒng jūn	volunteer army
鼓起勇气	gǔ qǐ yǒng qì	to summon one's courage
有勇无谋	yǒu yǒng wú móu	bold but not very astute (idiom)
好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇	hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng	to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know…
鼓足勇气	gǔ zú yǒng qì	to summon one's courage
散兵游勇	sǎn bīng yóu yǒng	lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
白先勇	Bái Xiān yǒng	Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
勇气可嘉	yǒng qì kě jiā	to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
勇往前进	yǒng wǎng qián jìn	see 勇往直前[yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2]
勇往直前	yǒng wǎng zhí qián	to advance bravely
勇气	yǒng qì	courage
勇力	yǒng lì	courage and strength
神勇	shén yǒng	extraordinarily brave; heroic
义勇	yì yǒng	courageous in fighting for a just cause
勇士	yǒng shì	a warrior; a brave person
大勇若怯，大智若愚	dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú	a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may …

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 甬 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
甬 sound part	yǒng	path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
通	tōng	to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
痛	tòng	ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
涌	yǒng	to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth
桶	tǒng	bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg
诵	sòng	to chant, to recite, to repeat, to read aloud
俑	yǒng	wooden figure buried with dead
蛹	yǒng	pupa, chrysalis
捅	tǒng	to jab, to poke
恿	yǒng	to instigate, to incite, to alarm
埇	yǒng	the name of a bridge
踊	yǒng	to leap
勈	yǒng	brave