懂中文 Dong Chinese

跃

yuè

skip

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 躍.

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

夭 sound component

夭  Sound component

yāo

  

die young

Evolution

跃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
跃 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
跃 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
跃 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

跃 (躍) 

yuè

skip, jump, frolic; to jump; to leap

Most common words with 跃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

活跃

active

跳跃

to jump

跃

to jump

飞跃

to leap

踊跃

to leap