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勇气

yǒngqì

courage

A person facing a tall wave
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Characters in this word

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
More about the character 勇

气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

Example phrases

  • 我有勇气。 Wǒ yǒu yǒngqì. I have courage.
  • 他需要勇气。 Tā xūyào yǒngqì. He needs courage.
  • 勇气很重要。 Yǒngqì hěn zhòngyào. Courage is very important.

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