Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

heroic

Chinese: 英勇、雄壮。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xia” becomes a different word in each tone. 侠 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
  • 侠义xiá yìchivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
  • 大侠dà xiáknight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero
  • 任侠rèn xiáchivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice
  • 侠气xiá qìchivalry

Example Sentence

这个故事的主角是一位武侠。Zhè ge gù shi de zhǔ jiǎo shì yí wèi wǔ xiá.The hero of this story is a martial arts knight.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this故事gù shiold practicedeof主角zhǔ jiǎoleading roleshìisonewèiposition武侠wǔ xiáknight-errant