雄 xióng — heroic; male
长城是一座雄伟的建筑。Cháng chéng shì yí zuò xióng wěi de jiàn zhù.The Great Wall is a magnificent structure.
Common words: 英雄 (yīng xióng)、雄伟 (xióng wěi)、雄厚 (xióng hòu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "heroic"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "heroic", including 雄 (xióng), 杰 (jié), 侠 (xiá), 豪 (háo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "heroic" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 雄 (xióng), 杰 (jié), 侠 (xiá), 豪 (háo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span xióng, jié, xiá, háo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 雄 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 雄 xióngheroic; maleUseful words: 英雄, 雄伟
- 杰 jiéhero; heroicUseful words: 杰出, 人杰
- 侠 xiáheroicUseful words: 武侠, 侠义
- 豪 háogrand; heroicUseful words: 豪华, 自豪
Common words for these 4 "heroic" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 雄 (xióng) — so "heroic" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
英雄yīng xiónghero雄伟xióng wěigrand; imposing; magnificent; majestic雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent人杰rén jiéoutstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual杰作jié zuòmasterpiece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豪华háo huáluxurious
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 4 ways to say "heroic".
杰 jié — hero; heroic
他是一位杰出的科学家。Tā shì yí wèi jié chū de kē xué jiā.He is an outstanding scientist.
Common words: 杰出 (jié chū)、人杰 (rén jié)、杰作 (jié zuò)
侠 xiá — heroic
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.
Common words: 武侠 (wǔ xiá)、侠义 (xiá yì)、大侠 (dà xiá)
豪 háo — grand; heroic
长江奔流不息，气势十分豪迈。Cháng jiāng bēn liú bù xī, qì shì shí fēn háo mài.The Yangtze flows on endlessly with magnificent momentum.
Common words: 豪华 (háo huá)、自豪 (zì háo)、豪迈 (háo mài)
All 4 characters
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