踉 (liáng): (in 跳踉) to jump about; to leap

Meanings

1 (in 跳踉) to jump about; to leap

Characters

踉

liáng

(in 跳踉) to jump about; to leap

Examples

古文里，“跳踉”形容猛兽腾跃奔窜。

Gǔ wén li, " tiàoliáng " xíngróng měngshòu téngyuè bēncuàn.

In ancient texts 跳踉 describes a fierce beast leaping and bounding.

Tips

usage

This reading is literary and rare, surviving only in 跳踉 (跳踉, 'to leap about'), a phrase from classical prose. In everyday Chinese you will only meet the liàng reading in 踉跄 (踉跄).

Components

radical

足 zú

foot

足 is the foot radical, placing this character in the family of words about walking and stepping — fitting for an unsteady, staggering gait.

phonetic

良 liáng

good; phonetic

良 supplies the sound; the reading shifted to liàng here. It carries no meaning contribution in this character.

Stroke Order

踉 liáng

Related Words

踉踉跄跄 liàngliàngqiàngqiàng #46,903

staggering / stumbling / walking unsteadily

踉跄 liàngqiàng #36,752

to stagger; to walk unsteadily / to stumble

跳跃 tiàoyuè HSK 7-9 #4,885

to jump / to leap / to bounce

操心 cāoxīn HSK 7-9 #4,636

to worry about / to be concerned about / to take care of

惦记 diànjì HSK 7-9 #10,973

to think about / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about

关心 guānxīn HSK 2 #792

to care about / to be concerned about

跳 tiào HSK 3 #404

to jump; to hop; to leap / to bounce; to skip / to beat (of heart)

如何 rúhé HSK 3 #330

how; what way / what about; how about

了解 liǎojiě HSK 4 #351

to understand / to find out / to know about

热衷 rèzhōng HSK 7-9 #8,478

to be enthusiastic about; to be keen on / to be obsessed with; to be passionate about