踊 (yǒng): leap

踊 (yǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “leap.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 甬 (phonetic). It ranks #2975 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 踊 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 足 foot14 strokesFrequency #2975足 semantic甬 phonetic

Definitions

  1. leap

Etymology & Origin

踊

pictophoneticfoot

Decomposition: ⿰足甬 (layout: left-right)

Components:足semantic甬phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
踊跃yǒng yuèto leap
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

踊 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 踊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

跃yuè
0.5581,116 co-occurrences
宏hóng
0.5281,512 co-occurrences
盆pén
0.462324 co-occurrences
舞wǔ
0.4431,236 co-occurrences
贱jiàn
0.41936 co-occurrences
石shí
0.4091,566 co-occurrences
宝bǎo
0.380318 co-occurrences
哭kū
0.375108 co-occurrences
春chūn
0.336354 co-occurrences
鹿lù
0.331114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他高兴得踊跳起来。

Tā gāoxìng de yǒng tiào qǐlái.

He leaps up with joy.

DigitimesApr 2026

台厂踊跃发放股利并调高薪资 人均GDP上看4....

tái hǎn yǒng yuè fā fàng gǔ lì bìng diào gāo xīn zī rén jūn G D P shàng kàn 4 . . . .

Taiwanese companies are actively distributing dividends and raising salaries; per capita GDP is expected to reach 4....

Orientaldaily MyMar 2026

环保袋“袋袋相传”从过剩到共享 槟民众踊跃参与

huán bǎo dài dài dài xiāng chuán cóng guò shèng dào gòng xiǎng 槟 mín zhòng yǒng yuè cān yǔ

Eco-bags: From Surplus to Sharing Through "Pass It On" Campaign; Penang Residents Participate Enthusiastically

Character Family

足 Radical Family — Characters sharing the foot radical

跟gēn践jiàn跪guì踩cǎi蹲cún蹈dǎo蹦bèng蹭cèng踹chuài蹬dēng

Related Characters

跑pǎo跟gēn路lù足zú跳tiào距jù跃yuè跌diē跨kuà跪guì

Homophones — Characters pronounced yǒng

勇yǒng恿yǒng拥yōng佣yòng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 踊 (yǒng) mean in Chinese?
踊 (yǒng) primarily means "leap." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2975 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 踊 and 通?
踊 (yǒng) and 通 (tōng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 足 vs 辶 (same 甬 component).
How many strokes does 踊 have?
踊 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 踊?
The radical associated with 踊 is 足 (foot). This radical appears in many characters related to foot.
What are the components of 踊?
踊 is composed of: 足 (semantic), 甬 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰足甬 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 踊?
Common words with 踊 include: 踊跃 (yǒng yuè, "to leap"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 踊 (yǒng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yǒng: 勇 (brave), 恿 (used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]), 拥 (to hold in one's arms), 佣 (commission (for middleman)). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 踊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 踊 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.