Chinese symbol for “leap”
飞跃
fēi yuè
Traditional: 飛躍
to leap
The closest CC-CEDICT match for leap is 飞跃 (fēi yuè), defined as: to leap.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “leap”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踊跃 (踴躍) | yǒng yuè | to leap; to jump |
| 踊 | yǒng | leap |
| 踊 (踴) | yǒng | leap |
| 纵身 (縱身) | zòng shēn | to leap; to spring |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 飞跃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飞机 (飛機) | fēi jī | airplane; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 飞行 (飛行) | fēi xíng | to fly; flight |
| 起飞 (起飛) | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly |
| 飞行员 (飛行員) | fēi xíng yuán | pilot; aviator |
| 飞弹 (飛彈) | fēi dàn | (Tw) missile; stray bullet |
| 飞船 (飛船) | fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 活跃 (活躍) | huó yuè | active; lively |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
See also: Japanese symbol for “leap”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.