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烈士 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
烈士 ＝ 烈 ＋ 士
ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ · lièshì
noun — a martyr; one who dies for a cause

字源 FORM — what the parts do

烈fierce, blazing (激烈)liè
士a man of standing, a scholar-warrior (士兵)shì
烈士，激烈的烈，士兵的士。
關 · Related
犧牲xīshēngto give up one's life — what a 烈士 does英雄yīngxiónga hero — the kindred figure