Chinese Word: 踊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

踊 (Trad.: 踴)HSK 6

Pinyin: yǒng

English Definition: leap; leap

Chinese Definition:
①往上跳：踊跃(ａ．跳跃；b．形容情绪热烈，争先恐后)。
②古代受过刖刑的人的鞋：履贱踊贵(形容刑罚宽猛失调，失之严酷，受刑人多)。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:甬 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 甬 [ yǒng ] path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo

Similar Characters: 蛹

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	踊跃HSK 6	yǒng yuè	to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
	踊跃输将	yǒng yuè shū jiàng	to contribute willingly (idiom)

1		wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为 wǒ 我 shì 是 yǒng 踊 gè 个 xiāng 厢 dāng 当 yǒu 有 nài xīn 耐心 dǔ 赌 rén 人。 I think I am quite a person.
2		guǎng dà 广大 shì mín 市民 jī jí 积极 xiǎng yìng 响应 zhèng fǔ 政府 de 的 chàng dǎo 倡导， yǒng yuè 踊跃 cān jiā 参加 zhì yuàn zhě 志愿者 huó dòng 活动。 The majority of citizens actively respond to the government's call and actively participate in volunteer activities.