跃

to jump; to leap

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,128 U+8DC3

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 (semantic, “foot”) + 夭 (phonetic, yāo)

components: 足夭

leap · Heisig RSH #2322

wooden leg + 夭 die young

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夭

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夭 (yāo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夭 sound component	yāo	young, energetic; to die young
沃	wò	to water, to irrigate; fertile, rich
妖	yāo	strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive
袄	ǎo	coat, jacket, outerware
饫	yù	full, satiated; to confer
岙	ào	island

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
活跃分子	huó yuè fèn zǐ	active member; activist
一跃而起	yī yuè ér qǐ	to jump up suddenly; to bound up; to rise up in one bound
跃然纸上	yuè rán zhǐ shàng	to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc); to s…
大跃进	Dà yuè jìn	Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted…
质的飞跃	zhì de fēi yuè	qualitative leap
飞跃道	fēi yuè dào	parkour (HK)
温跃层	wēn yuè céng	thermocline
龙腾虎跃	lóng téng hǔ yuè	lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom); fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and …
欢呼雀跃	huān hū què yuè	cheering excitedly (idiom); jubilant
跃马	yuè mǎ	to gallop; to spur on a horse; to let one's steed have his head
跃龙	yuè lóng	allosaurus
跃然	yuè rán	to show forth; to appear as a vivid image; to stand out markedly
跃进	yuè jìn	to leap forward; to make rapid progress; a leap forward
活跃	huó yuè	active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
雀跃	què yuè	excited; in high spirits
飞跃	fēi yuè	to leap
跃层	yuè céng	duplex (apartment)
跃居	yuè jū	to vault
喜跃	xǐ yuè	to jump for joy
跃跃欲试	yuè yuè yù shì	to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)