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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuē

约

约

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Numbered pinyin
yue1
English meanings
about, around

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 勺.

  • Left

    纟
  • Right

    勺
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper right

Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰纟勺

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yuē约péngyou朋友jiànmiàn见面。

    Arrange to meet a friend.

  2. 02

    dàyuē大约shí十diǎn点。

    Around ten.

  3. 03

    yuē约hǎo好shíjiān时间。

    Set a time.

  4. 04

    wǒ我yuē约le了tā他。

    I made an appointment with him.

  5. 05

    tiáoyuē条约。

    A treaty.

  6. 06

    shùliàng数量yuē约yī一bǎi百。

    About a hundred.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不约而同
  • 公约
  • 制约
  • 合约
  • 大约
  • 契约
  • 条约
  • 相约
  • 签约
  • 约会
  • 约定
  • 约定俗成
  • 约束
  • 节约
  • 违约
  • 隐约
  • 预约