躍 (joek6 joek3 | yue4) : leap; jump; hop

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躍

joek6 joek3

yue4

leap; jump; hop; skip; bound; spring

Jyutping joek6 is standard reading; joek3 is variant.

Stroke count: 21

Level: 2

Radical: (#157)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

躍 / 跃

This word has been viewed 5768 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Apr 2012 06:22

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躍進 joek6 zeon3 yue4 jin4 = make a leap forward

踴躍 jung2 joek6 yong3 yue4 = eager

跳躍 tiu3 joek6 tiao4 yue4 = to jump; to leap; to skip; to bound; to hop

飛躍 fei1 joek6 fei1 yue4 = to leap

活躍 wut6 joek3 huo2 yue4 = active, vigorous

雀躍 zoek3 joek6 = jump for joy

一躍 jat1 joek6 yi1 yue4 = per saltum; with a leap; by fits and bounds

大躍進 daai6 joek6 zeon3 da4 yue4 jin4 = the Great Leap Forward (1956-1958)

一躍而下 jat1 joek6 ji4 haa6 yi1 yue4 er2 xia4 = leap down

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Decimal representation of this word: 躍
Unicode code for this character: U+8e8d (off-site link)

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