yǒng

leap

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

Components
足 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

foot

甬 sound component

  Sound component

yǒngtǒng

  

path

Evolution

踊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
踊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
踊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
踊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǒng

leap

() 

yǒng

leap, jump

Most common words with 踊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

踊跃

to leap

leap