Chinese symbol for “heroic”
英勇
yīng yǒng
heroic; gallant; valiant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heroic is 英勇 (yīng yǒng), defined as: heroic; gallant; valiant.
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 “heroic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悍 | hàn | heroic; intrepid |
| 英雄式 | yīng xióng shì | heroic |
| 飒爽 (颯爽) | sà shuǎng | heroic; valiant |
| 杰 (傑) | jié | (bound form) hero; heroic |
| 侠 (俠) | xiá | knight-errant; brave and chivalrous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 英勇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero; 个 (gè) |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 英里 | yīng lǐ | mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) |
| 英寸 | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) |
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 勇士 | yǒng shì | a warrior; a brave person |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heroic”.
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.