Chinese symbol for “courage”
勇气
yǒng qì
Traditional: 勇氣
courage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for courage is 勇气 (yǒng qì), defined as: courage.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “courage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胆子 (膽子) | dǎn zi | courage; nerve |
| 胆量 (膽量) | dǎn liàng | courage; boldness |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage; daring |
| 胆力 (膽力) | dǎn lì | courage; bravery |
| 胆 (膽) | dǎn | gall bladder; courage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 勇气.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 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 |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “courage”.
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.