俠 (xiá) - A chivalrous person & a knight-errant
俠 · xiá
A chivalrous person;
a knight-errant;
a person with a strong sense of justice and righteousness, who helps the weak and fights for the oppressed.
A chivalrous persona knight-erranta person with a strong sense of justice
Usage highlights
Chivalrous spiritKnightChivalry and righteousnessWuxia fictionWandering knightChivalrous heart
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He has a chivalrous spirit (俠義精神).
- The novel features a wandering knight-errant (遊俠).
- She admires the chivalrous heroes in wuxia stories (武俠).
Collocations
- Chivalrous spirit(俠氣)
- Knight-errant(俠客)
- Chivalry and righteousness(俠義)
- Wuxia fiction(武俠小說)
- Wandering knight(遊俠)
- Chivalrous heart(俠心)
Idioms
- Chivalrous and courageous(俠肝義膽)
- A hero's heart and a beauty's soul(俠骨柔腸)
- A wandering knight with a chivalrous spirit(行俠仗義)
Cultural background
FAQ- Deeply rooted in Chinese wuxia (武俠) culture, a genre of fiction about martial artists and chivalrous heroes.
- The concept of 俠 (xia) embodies a moral code of righteousness, loyalty, and helping the weak, independent of legal authority.
- Historically, knights-errant (俠客) often operated outside the official law, acting as vigilantes for justice.