Save Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 영웅(Korean Hangul) 英雄, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /jʌŋ.uŋ/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsYeong-wung, etc. Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 英雄 (yeong-ung) meaning "hero." Other hanja combinations are possible.