yǒng

brave

sound (甬) + strength (力) = brave

力 is the meaning-bearer here, representing muscular strength and effort. 甬 mainly provides the yǒng sound and does not add semantic weight.

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A phonetic component pronounced yǒngPhonetic

他非常敢,一个人走进了黑暗的房间。

tā fēicháng yǒnggǎn,yī gè rén zǒu jìn le hēiàn de fángjiān。

he was very brave and walked into the dark room alone.

面对危险,她表现得十分敢。

miànduì wēixiǎn,tā biǎoxiàn de shífēn yǒnggǎn。

facing danger, she behaved very bravely.

Words with 勇

阮晋勇

ruǎn jìn yǒng

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

余勇可贾

yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work

骁勇善战

xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn

to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

鼓起勇气

gǔ qǐ yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

鼓足勇气

gǔ zú yǒng qì

to summon one's courage

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yǒng

to volunteer for

勇气可嘉

yǒng qì kě jiā

to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)

勇力

yǒng lì

courage and strength

勇士

yǒng shì

a warrior

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

勇悍

yǒng hàn

brave

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