Chinese Character 跃 Meanings and components.

Form

跃

Meaning

跃 meaning[3] in English

To Jump.

To Leap.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 跃 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are excessive (足) , and tender (夭)

Its radical[1] is: 足 (zu2) which means: Excessive, .足zu2excessive

In cangjie it is written with RMHK

How to write 跃

To write跃yue4to jump you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 夭yao1tender arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 夭 = 跃

跃 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 跃 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 跃, looks as follow:

跃
Pinyin:yue4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Jump . To Leap
足
Pinyin:zu2
Meaning[3]: Excessive
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
龰
Pinyin:龰5 Shape:一
夭
Pinyin:yao1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Tender . Gentle . To Die Prematurely
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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