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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

勇 yǒng
brave, courageous, fierce
radical 19 ⼒ · 9 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “courage”

WordPinyinMeaning
胆子 (膽子)dǎn zicourage; nerve
胆量 (膽量)dǎn liàngcourage; boldness
魄力pò lìcourage; daring
胆力 (膽力)dǎn lìcourage; bravery
胆 (膽)dǎngall bladder; courage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 勇气.

WordPinyinMeaning
勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous
勇士yǒng shìa warrior; a brave person
英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant
勇于 (勇於)yǒng yúto dare to; to be brave enough to
勇猛yǒng měngbold and powerful; brave and fierce
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; 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.

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