Origin

The character combines the radical for foot or leg on the left, which signals that this word describes a movement done by the legs. On the right is a sound component that hints at the pronunciation without contributing to the meaning. Together, these parts create a character meaning to hop or leap — the foot element makes it clear the action involves jumping with your legs, while the sound component helps speakers know roughly how to pronounce the word.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).