英 yīng — (surname); English; brave
他英语说得很流利。Tā yīng yǔ shuō de hěn liú lì.He speaks English very fluently.
Common words: 英勇 (yīng yǒng)、英雄 (yīng xióng)、英俊 (yīng jùn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "brave"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "brave", including 英 (yīng), 勇 (yǒng), 冒 (mào). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "brave" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 英 (yīng), 勇 (yǒng), 冒 (mào) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yīng, yǒng, mào — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 英 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 英 yīng(surname); English; braveUseful words: 英勇, 英雄
- 勇 yǒngbraveUseful words: 勇敢, 勇气
- 冒 màobrave; bold; to coverUseful words: 感冒, 冒险
Common words for these 3 "brave" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 英 (yīng) — so "brave" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant; valiant英雄yīng xiónghero英俊yīng jùnhandsome勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous勇气yǒng qìcourage英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant; valiant感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest冒险mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "brave".
勇 yǒng — brave
遇到困难，我们要勇敢面对。Yù dào kùn nán, wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn miàn duì.When facing difficulties, we should be brave.
Common words: 勇敢 (yǒng gǎn)、勇气 (yǒng qì)、英勇 (yīng yǒng)
冒 mào — brave; bold; to cover
他冒着大雨把孩子送回了家。Tā mào zhe dà yǔ bǎ hái zi sòng huí le jiā.He braved the heavy rain to take the child home.
Common words: 感冒 (gǎn mào)、冒险 (mào xiǎn)、冒充 (mào chōng)
All 3 characters
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