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

HSK 7-9

同学们踊跃地回答问题。

Tóngxuémen yǒngyuè de huídá wèntí.

The students answered the questions eagerly and enthusiastically.

HSK 7-9

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.