踴
yǒng

leap

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 勇 represents the sound.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
勇
勇 Sound component
yǒng brave

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangloŋʔ
Unicodeiǒng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

踊 yǒng leap Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 踴.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
甬
甬 Sound component
yǒng, tǒng, dòng path

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyowngXloŋʔleap
Zhengzhangloŋʔ

說文解字

跳也。从足甬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)