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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
勇 character · TOCFL B1 (est.)
勇 ＝ 力 ＋ 甬
ㄩㄥˇ · yǒng
adj/noun — brave, bold; courage

字源 FORM — what the parts do

力義strength
甬聲yǒng — gives the sounda passage, a bell-handle rising up
Strength (力) welling up from within — courage, the nerve to charge ahead. 甬 yǒng carries the sound exactly; the same 甬 wells up in 湧 (water) and 踊 (the feet).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一股力（力）從心裡湧上來（甬），人就敢往前衝了。
A force (力) wells up from within (甬), and the man dares to charge ahead.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)勇氣、勇敢— brave, bold; courage常用
→勇士、勇者— a brave one, a warrior
⇒勇往直前— to press boldly ahead
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
甬yǒngthe sound donor — 勇 adds 力 for the welling strength湧＝ 氵 ＋ 甬yǒngthe 甬 series, with 氵 — to gush, well up