勇 yǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 甬 path 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勇敢
yǒnggǎn
brave
Characters in this word
敢 gǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你很勇敢。 Nǐ hěn yǒnggǎn. You are very brave.
- 勇敢一点。 Yǒnggǎn yìdiǎn. Be a little braver.
- 她勇敢地说。 Tā yǒnggǎn de shuō. She speaks bravely.