TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
躍
躍 ＝ 足 ＋ 翟
ㄩㄝˋ · yuè
verb — to leap, to jump, to spring up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
翟聲gives the sounddí — a long-tailed pheasant (羽 over 隹); drifted to yuè
IFTdí → yuè — initial, final and tone all moved off the donor
The foot (足) springing up, the way a long-feathered pheasant (翟) bursts into flight. 翟 carries the sound dí, worn far to yuè. From the leap: 跳躍 to leap, 躍進 a great leap forward, 躍起 to spring up, 活躍 lively, active.
意 · Meanings
(本義)躍、跳躍— to leap, to spring常用
→躍進、躍起— a leap forward; to spring up常用
→活躍— lively, active常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
跳＝ ＋ 兆tiàothe partner — 跳 sets 兆 beside for to jump; 躍 sets there for to leap曜yàothe it shares — 曜 sets beside the sun 日 for to shine, a day of the week; 躍 keeps for the leap