烈士
liè shì · HSK 7
martyr
🎖️ 烈士 = 烈 fierce/intense + 士 warrior — a fierce warrior who died for the cause
烈 carries the sense of blazing, fierce, heroic; 士 is a soldier or man of honor. Together: a martyr, one whose fierce devotion led to a heroic death. The same 士 appears in 战士 (fighter) and 士兵 (soldier).