| 勇 | yǒng | brave |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 勇气 | yǒng qì | courage; valor |
| 奋勇 | fèn yǒng | dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will |
| 勇于 | yǒng yú | to dare to; to be brave enough to |
| 义勇军 | yì yǒng jūn | volunteer army |
| 勇猛 | yǒng měng | bold and powerful; brave and fierce |
| 勇士 | yǒng shì | a warrior; a brave person |
| 义勇 | yì yǒng | courageous; righteous and courageous |
| 勇往直前 | yǒng wǎng zhí qián | to advance bravely |
| 自告奋勇 | zì gào fèn yǒng | to volunteer for; to offer to undertake |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | bravery; gallant; valiant |
| 勇力 | yǒng lì | courage and strength |
| 勇悍 | yǒng hàn | brave |
| 勇武 | yǒng wǔ | brave |
| 勇决 | yǒng jué | decisive; brave |
| 勇略 | yǒng lüè | brave and cunning |
| 大勇若怯 | dà yǒng ruò qiè | a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed |
大勇若怯，
大智若愚 | dà yǒng ruò qiè ,
dà zhì ruò yú | a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent |
好学近乎知，
力行近乎仁，
知耻近乎勇 | hào xué jìn hu zhī ,
lì xíng jìn hu rén ,
zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng | to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) |
| 忠勇 | zhōng yǒng | loyal and brave |
| 悍勇 | hàn yǒng | intrepid; valiant; dauntless |
| 散兵游勇 | sǎn bīng yóu yǒng | lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action |
| 有勇无谋 | yǒu yǒng wú móu | bold but not very astute |
| 李敏勇 | Lǐ Mǐn yǒng | Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet |
| 湘勇 | Xiāng yǒng | Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion |
| 白先勇 | Bái Xiān yǒng | Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent |
| 义勇军进行曲 | Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔ | March of the Volunteer Army |
| 英勇牺牲 | yīng yǒng xī shēng | to heroically sacrifice one's life |
| 见义勇为 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi | to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause |
| 阮晋勇 | Ruǎn Jìn yǒng | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-) |
| 余勇可贾 | yú yǒng kě gǔ | lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work; not resting on one's laurels |
| 骁勇善战 | xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn | to be brave and good at fighting (idiom) |
| 鼓起勇气 | gǔ qǐ yǒng qì | to take courage |
