踴 meaning and stroke order
To leap
How to write 踴, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 踴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- leap
How 踴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.
足 gives the meaning and 勇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.
How to remember 踴
The foot radical 足 on the left shows the action uses your feet, and 勇 (yǒng, brave) on the right gives the sound. Picture a brave person kicking off with their feet to leap.
踴 is the traditional form and rarely appears alone. It mostly shows up in 踴躍 (simplified 踊跃, yǒngyuè), which means to leap but is commonly used to mean eager or enthusiastic participation. Example: 大家踴躍發言。(Dàjiā yǒngyuè fāyán.) Everyone eagerly spoke up.
Common mistake: Learners often write 勇 (yǒng, brave) or 涌 (yǒng, to gush) instead of 踴 in 踴躍, since they share the same sound. Remember that the leaping word needs the foot radical 足.
Common words with 踴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踴躍 | yǒngyuè | to leap; to jump | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 踴
How many strokes are in 踴?
踴 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 踴 mean?
踴 (yǒng) means to leap. A common word with it is 踊跃 (yǒngyuè), meaning "to leap; to jump".
How do you pronounce 踴?
踴 is pronounced yǒng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 踴?
The radical of 踴 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 踴 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 踴?
踴 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 踊, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 踴 and 踊?
They are the same character. 踴 uses 勇 on the right, while the simplified form 踊 uses 甬. Both are read yǒng and mean to leap.
Does 踴躍 always mean physically jumping?
No. In modern Chinese it usually means people respond eagerly, as in 踴躍參加 (yǒngyuè cānjiā), to take part enthusiastically. The literal jumping sense is less common in everyday speech.