踊 (yǒng): to leap; to jump up

Meanings

1 to leap; to jump up
2 to surge; to rise (of prices, literary)

Characters

踊

yǒng

to leap up; (踊跃) eager

Examples

同学们踊跃地回答问题。

Tóngxuémen yǒngyuè de huídá wèntí.

The students answered the questions eagerly and enthusiastically.

大家踊跃捐款，纷纷献出爱心。

Dàjiā yǒngyuè juānkuǎn, fēnfēn xiàn chū àixīn.

Everyone donated generously and gave their support without hesitation.

Tips

usage

Modern use is overwhelmingly 踊跃 — 'eagerly, enthusiastically' (to sign up, donate, speak up). Literally 'leaping,' it pictures people so keen they jump forward to take part.

Components

radical

足 zú

foot

Foot radical on the left, in its compressed side-form of 足. It marks a leg-and-foot action — leaping upward. Same family as 跳 to jump, 跃 to leap (its partner in 踊跃), 蹦 to bounce.

phonetic

甬 yǒng

a path; (old name for Ningbo)

Right side 甬 supplies the sound yǒng directly. Same phonetic in 涌 to gush and 勇 brave — note the shared sense of upward, surging energy.