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Character Decomposition
约=纟+勺
Etymology
thread
Meanings
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
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
Idioms with 约 34 total
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 tóngconcise but unambiguous (idiom)词约指明cí yuē zhǐ míng(idiom) graceful; lovely风姿绰约fēng zī chuò yuē