跃

躍

yuè

夭 + 𧾷

Definitions

yuè (verb) to jump; to leap

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 躍.

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 夭

About

跃 means to jump, leap, or bound forward or upward. It is the simplified form of 躍, a phonosemantic compound: the foot radical 足 provides the meaning, while the phonetic was originally 翟 (associated with bird wings and flying animals). In the simplified form, 翟 is replaced by 夭 (yāo), which, although it means 'young' on its own, here functions solely to indicate the sound. The foot radical anchors 跃 firmly in the domain of leg-driven movement.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

小狗在草地上跳跃。

Xiǎo gǒu zài cǎo dì shàng tiào yuè.

The puppy jumps on the grass.

运动员跃过跳马。

Yùn dòng yuán yuè guò tiào mǎ.

The athlete vaults over the pommel horse.

市场活跃度很高。

Shì chǎng huó yuè dù hěn gāo.

Market activity is very high.

他的成绩跃进前三名。

Tā de chéng jì yuè jìn qián sān míng.

His grades leaped into the top three.

公司利润跃升迅速。

Gōng sī lì rùn yuè shēng xùn sù.

The company's profits rose rapidly.

她活跃于多个领域。

Tā huó yuè yú duō gè lǐng yù.

She is active in multiple fields.

技术进步跃迁至新阶段。

Jì shù jìn bù yuè qiān zhì xīn jiē duàn.

Technological progress leaped to a new stage.

国际影响力跃居世界前列。

Guó jì yǐng xiǎng lì yuè jū shì jiè qián liè.

International influence jumped to the world forefront.

Related Characters

Component: 夭

Component: 𧾷

跃