跃 yuè to skip
to skip; to jump; to frolic
怎么记住“跃”: 𧾷 foot + 夭 young = to skip. With one bare foot in the puddle, the young girl laughs and starts to skip across the lawn.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 足 + 翟
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
跃 = 𧾷 foot + 夭 young
- 𧾷 foot meaning
- 夭 young shape only
With one bare foot in the puddle, the young girl laughs and starts to skip across the lawn.
How it came to be
In the full form the foot gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the simplified form puts another part there.
用法
- To leap, mostly figurative/written. 飞跃 (fēiyuè) a leap forward (质的飞跃 a qualitative leap), 跳跃 (tiàoyuè) to jump/hop.
- 活跃 (huóyuè) means lively/active: 气氛活跃 (qìfēn huóyuè) a lively atmosphere, or as a verb 活跃气氛 to liven things up. 踊跃 (yǒngyuè) = eager (踊跃报名 to sign up enthusiastically).