Chinese symbol for “brave”
勇敢
yǒng gǎn
brave; courageous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brave is 勇敢 (yǒng gǎn), defined as: brave; courageous.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “brave”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇 | yǒng | brave |
| 血性 | xuè xìng | brave; staunch |
| 壮烈 (壯烈) | zhuàng liè | brave; heroic |
| 勇武 | yǒng wǔ | brave |
| 勇悍 | yǒng hàn | brave |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 勇敢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 勇士 | yǒng shì | a warrior; a brave person |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | heroic; gallant |
| 勇于 (勇於) | yǒng yú | to dare to; to be brave enough to |
| 勇猛 | yǒng měng | bold and powerful; brave and fierce |
| 敢于 (敢於) | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to |
| 胆敢 (膽敢) | dǎn gǎn | to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) |
| 竟敢 | jìng gǎn | to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brave”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.