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yuè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuè | yue4
English translation
to skip, to jump, to frolic

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About yuè

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Number of strokes

21

Traditional form

yuè

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of yuè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足翟

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yāo represents the sound. Simplified form of yuè .

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Words with yuè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
活跃 huóyuè active活躍
跳跃 tiàoyuè to jump跳躍
yuè to jump yuè
飞跃 fēiyuè to leap飛躍
踊跃 yǒngyuè to leap踴躍
雀跃 què yuè excited雀躍
大跃进 Dà yuè jìn Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies大躍進
跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)躍躍欲試
跃进 yuè jìn to leap forward躍進
跃居 yuè jū to vault躍居
欢呼雀跃 huān hū què yuè jubilant歡呼雀躍
龙腾虎跃 lóng téng hǔ yuè vigorous and active龍騰虎躍
跃然纸上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to stand out markedly躍然紙上
跃然 yuè rán to show forth躍然
跃迁 yuè qiān transition躍遷
一跃而起 yī yuè ér qǐ to jump up suddenly一躍而起
跃层 yuè céng duplex (apartment)躍層
跃马 yuè mǎ to gallop躍馬

yuè Decomposition & Compounds

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