跳 Stroke Order — How to Write 跳

Stroke Order

跳 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

跳 Radical and Character Components

Components:足兆

跳 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 兆 indicates the sound.

Radical: 足 + 6 more strokes

跳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

tiào
táo

Meanings of 跳 in Chinese

tiào跳

To make a movement upwards or forwards off the ground with both feet, often rhythmically, as in dancing.

她喜欢和朋友们一起跳舞。

She likes to dance with her friends.

To skip or jump over, often referring to changing jobs (job-hopping) or skipping a grade.

我的朋友因为寻求更好的发展机会，决定跳槽了。

My friend decided to switch jobs (job-hop) because they were seeking better development opportunities.

To pulsate, throb, or beat, often describing an involuntary rhythmic movement like a heart beating or an eyelid twitching, or a sensation of extreme fear.

在黑暗中听到奇怪的声音，他感到心惊肉跳

Hearing strange noises in the dark, he felt his heart pound with fear.

táo跳

When pronounced 'táo', it means the same as '逃' (táo), which signifies to escape, to flee, or to get free from. This pronunciation is often found in specific phrases, such as '跳脱' (táotuō), meaning to break away from or escape a difficult situation.

他试图跳脱困境。

He attempted to break free from his predicament.

Common Words and Phrases with 跳

tiào跳bān班

to skip a grade

小明学习成绩优异，老师建议他跳班到三年级学习。

Xiao Ming's academic performance is outstanding, and his teacher suggested that he skip a grade to study in the third grade.

tiào跳bǎn板

A plank for walking between a ship and the shore, or a board for diving.

水手们放下了跳板，帮助乘客安全登岸

The sailors lowered the gangplank, helping passengers safely disembark.

tiào跳biàn变

An abrupt, discontinuous change or jump; in logic, the omission of a necessary step in a proof, also referred to as saltus.

他的数学证明中出现了一个跳变，导致推理过程不够严谨。

A jump appeared in his mathematical proof, making the reasoning process not rigorous enough.

tiào跳cáo槽

to change jobs or companies

小明最近跳槽到一家科技公司，薪水也涨了不少。

Xiao Ming recently switched to a technology company, and his salary also increased significantly.

tiào跳dòng动

to beat, pulsate, or move up and down rapidly

她的心跳动得很快，因为她感到非常兴奋。

Her heart was beating very fast because she felt very excited.

tiào跳fáng房zi子

Hopscotch is a children's game where players hop through a diagram drawn on the ground to retrieve a marker.

孩子们在公园的空地上开心地玩着跳房子。

The children are happily playing hopscotch on the open ground in the park.

tiào跳gāo高

An athletic event in which competitors jump over a horizontal bar.

我的妹妹在学校运动会上赢得了跳高比赛的冠军。

My younger sister won the high jump competition at the school sports day.

tiào跳huǒ火kēng坑

to fall into a living hell; to be forced into a terrible situation or environment

他明知道这份工作待遇差、强度大，但为了家里，也只能硬着头皮跳火坑了。

He knew this job offered poor pay and a heavy workload, but for the sake of his family, he could only steel himself and plunge into this challenging situation.

tiào跳jí级

To skip a grade; to advance to a higher grade level in school without completing the intermediate one.

她凭借出色的学习能力，成功跳级，提前一年进入大学。

Due to her outstanding learning ability, she successfully skipped a grade and entered university a year early.

tiào跳jǐng井

to commit suicide by jumping into a well

在绝望的时刻，他曾有过跳井的冲动，但最终被朋友劝阻

In a moment of despair, he once had the impulse to jump into a well, but was eventually dissuaded by his friends.

tiào跳kēng坑

A landing pit used in jumping events like high jump, long jump, or pole vault, filled with sawdust or soft sand to cushion the landing.

跳远运动员每次跳跃后，工作人员都会细心地平整跳坑，确保下位选手有公平的条件。

After each jump by the long jumper, staff carefully level the landing pit to ensure fair conditions for the next athlete.

tiào跳lán栏

Hurdle, referring to an obstacle to be jumped over in a race, or the athletic event (hurdle race) involving such obstacles.

她每天坚持练习跳栏，希望能在比赛中取得好成绩。

She insists on practicing hurdles every day, hoping to achieve good results in the competition.

tiào跳liáng梁xiǎo小chǒu丑

A contemptible wretch or buffoon; an insignificant person who causes trouble and makes a lot of noise.

那个在派对上捣乱的人，不过是个跳梁小丑，大家都没把他放在心上。

The person who caused a disturbance at the party was just an insignificant troublemaker; no one paid him any serious attention.

tiào跳liáng踉

to jump or leap

活泼的小狗在院子里跳踉，玩得很开心

The lively puppy pranced around the yard, having a great time.

tiào跳mǎ马

Vaulting horse is a gymnastics apparatus, and horse-vaulting is a competitive gymnastics event performed on it.

为了奥运会，体操队购买了几台新的跳马。

To prepare for the Olympic Games, the gymnastics team purchased several new vaulting horses.

tiào跳pí皮jīn筋

Tiào píjīn is a children's game, popular especially among girls, similar to jumping rope but using a chain of rubber bands that players jump over and dance around.