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Chinese symbol for “dauntless”

奋勇
fèn yǒng
Traditional: 奮勇
dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dauntless is 奋勇 (fèn yǒng), defined as: dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will.

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

奋 fèn
to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes
勇 yǒng
brave, courageous, fierce
radical 19 ⼒ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dauntless”

WordPinyinMeaning
悍hànheroic; intrepid
锐意 (銳意)ruì yìacute determination; dauntless
气冲霄汉 (氣沖霄漢)qì chōng xiāo hàn(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
悍勇hàn yǒngintrepid; valiant; dauntless

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奋勇.

WordPinyinMeaning
兴奋 (興奮)xīng fènexcited; excitement
奋斗 (奮鬥)fèn dòuto strive; to struggle
勤奋 (勤奮)qín fènhardworking; diligent
奋力 (奮力)fèn lìto do everything one can; to spare no effort
振奋 (振奮)zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits
奋战 (奮戰)fèn zhànto fight bravely; (fig.) to struggle
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous

See also: Japanese symbol for “dauntless”.

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.