英勇

yīng yǒng · HSK 4

heroic

🦸 英 hero + 勇 brave = heroic; brave hero compound

英 means hero or outstanding (think 英雄 yīngxióng, hero). 勇 means brave or courageous (as in 勇敢 yǒnggǎn). Stacked together they intensify the meaning into heroic, gallant, valiant.

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