yuè = yu + e4
to jump / to leap
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How to pronounce 跃

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

跃 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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yāo = y + ao1
tender / gentle / to die prematurely
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yāo = y + ao1
variant of 夭[yao1] / to die young / to die prematurely / Taiwan pr. [yao3]
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= ju + Ø4
excessive
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= zu + Ø2
foot / to be sufficient / ample
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Characters with 跃 as component

跃 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 跃

to jump / to leap / to bound / to skip
active / lively / excited / to enliven / to brighten up
to leap

Sentences with 跃

跃 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yuè

to jump / to leap

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