yǒng

brave

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
甬 sound component

  Sound component

yǒngtǒng

  

path

力 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

power

Evolution

勇 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
勇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
勇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǒng

brave, courageous, fierce; brave

Most common words with 勇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

勇敢

brave

勇气

courage

brave

勇士

a warrior

英勇

heroic

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)