踉

liáng / liàng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 跳踉) to jump about; to leap

Examples

HSK 7-9
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 ('to leap about'), a phrase from classical prose. In everyday Chinese you will only meet the liàng reading in 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