躍 meaning and stroke order
To skip, to jump, to frolic
How to write 躍, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 躍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to jump
- to leap
How 躍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.
足 gives the meaning and 翟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.
How to remember 躍
躍 combines 足 (foot), which gives the meaning, with 翟 on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture a foot pushing off the ground so hard it seems to grow the feathered wings (羽) at the top of 翟 and leap into the air.
躍 (yuè) is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. It rarely stands alone and usually appears in words like 活躍 (huóyuè, active), 跳躍 (tiàoyuè, to jump) and 踴躍 (yǒngyuè, eager, enthusiastic). Example: 他在班上很活躍。(Tā zài bān shàng hěn huóyuè.) He is very active in class.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 躍 with 曜 (yào, to shine) and 耀 (yào, brilliant), which share the 翟 part but are read in the fourth tone as yào. The foot radical 足 on the left tells you it is the jumping word, read yuè.
Common words with 躍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 躍
How many strokes are in 躍?
躍 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 躍 mean?
躍 (yuè) means to skip, to jump, to frolic. A common word with it is 活跃 (huóyuè), meaning "active; lively".
How do you pronounce 躍?
躍 is pronounced yuè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 躍?
The radical of 躍 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 躍 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 躍?
躍 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 跃, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 躍?
In mainland China it is written 跃, with 夭 replacing 翟 on the right. The pronunciation yuè and the meaning stay the same, so 活躍 becomes 活跃.
What is the difference between 躍 and 跳 (tiào)?
跳 is the everyday word for jumping and works alone, as in 跳舞 (tiàowǔ, to dance). 躍 is more literary and is mostly found in compounds or set phrases such as 躍躍欲試 (yuèyuè yù shì, eager to give it a try).