勇yǒng
brave, courageous, fierce. 9 strokes, radical 力, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 勇
Strokes 1–7 write 甬, then strokes 8–9 write 力.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 勇 · the stroke-order rules
What 勇 is made of
甬 (yǒng, path) and 力 (lì, strength).
力 carries the meaning — strength — and 甬 carries the sound.
Words that use 勇
| 英勇 | brave, heroic 面对危险毫不畏惧，非常勇敢 消防员英勇地冲进火场救人。The firefighters rescue was utterly heroic. Lesson 367, 德操济世与笃守诚信 · 遗泽流芳与志勇兼修 · Cultural Legacy, Civic Duty & Courage |
| 勇敢 | brave, courageous 遇到困难不害怕，敢于面对 团队勇敢克服了重重困难。The team was brave enough to overcome one obstacle after another. Lesson 368, 拓殖进取与致用格物 · 遗泽流芳与志勇兼修 · Cultural Legacy, Civic Duty & Courage |
| 勇气 | courage 遇到困难时敢于去做的心理力量 少年鼓起勇气开始晨跑。It took real courage for the teen to start his morning run. Lesson 369, 昂扬劲爽与澄怀释影 · 遗泽流芳与志勇兼修 · Cultural Legacy, Civic Duty & Courage |
Characters that share the sound part 甬
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 力
All 14 of them, and what the radical means, on the 力 radical page.