雄赳赳 (xióng jiū jiū) — valiantly, gallantly, with a proud and confident stride

Definition

A vivid adverb meaning 'valiantly, with a proud and confident stride' — usually describes marching or striding forward. Often paired with 气昂昂 (qì'áng'áng) to mean 'full of fighting spirit'.

adverb
valiantly, gallantly, with a proud and confident stride

Examples

  • 雄赳赳。
    Tā xióng jiū jiū dì zǒu zài duì wu zuì qián miàn.
    He walked at the very front of the team, valiant and proud.
  • 雄赳赳，，。
    Zhàn shì men xióng jiū jiū, qì áng áng, zhǔn bèi chū fā.
    The soldiers, full of spirit and morale, prepared to set off.
  • 雄赳赳。
    Xiǎo yùn dòng yuán men xióng jiū jiū dì zǒu jìn sài chǎng.
    The young athletes strode into the arena with gallant confidence.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

雄xióngstrong; valiant
赳赳lively striding manner
赳jiūstamping; striding赳jiūstamping; striding

雄 gives the sense of strength or heroism, and 赳赳 adds a lively striding feel, together yielding 'valiantly'.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuī
Sound part声符shēngfú
厷
厷gōng雄xióng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雄 is formed by putting 隹 together with 厷, with 厷 giving the character's sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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