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躍

简跃 · 繁躍

Mandarin · pinyin yuè

to jump
to leap

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跃: yuè · skip, jump, frolic

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4 · yue4

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joek3 · joek6 · tik1

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character · Etymology 1

to jump; to leap
a surname, Yue

character · Etymology 2

only used in 躍躍／跃跃 (tìtì)

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