约

yāo · yuē

to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 6 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

红经线结纳纸细维统级组练

Same radical

红经线结纳纸细维统级组练纪纤缘

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Character Decomposition

约=纟+勺

Etymology

thread

Meanings2 pronunciations

yāo

to weigh in a balance or on a scale

yuē

to make an appointment

to invite

approximately

pact

treaty

to economize

to restrict

to reduce (a fraction)

concise

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Words with 约 481 total

to conclude a treaty · to make an agreement · contract (at bridge)定约dìng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement)公约gōng yuē (literary) graceful; charming绰约chuò yuē Old Testament旧约Jiù yuē

Idioms with 约 34 total Chain

vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)博文约礼bó wén yuē lǐ (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement不约而同bù yuē ér tóng concise but unambiguous (idiom)词约指明cí yuē zhǐ míng (idiom) graceful; lovely风姿绰约fēng zī chuò yuē