约

yāo, yuē

to make an appointment; appointment; engagement; agreement; pact; to invite; to arrange; to restrict; to constrain; approximately; about; economical; thrifty; to simplify; (math) to reduce (a fraction); (yāo) to weigh (on a scale)

Radical: 纟 HSK 3 d, b, v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

约 decomposes into the following components:

纟 勺

Semantic component: 纟.

Words containing 约

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 约.

书约
shū yuē
book contract
俭约
jiǎn yuē
sparing
公约
gōng yuē
convention (i.e. international agreement)
制约
zhì yuē
to restrict
化约
huà yuē
北约
běi yuē
NATO
华约
huá yuē
协约
xié yuē
entente
合约
hé yuē
treaty
和约
hé yuē
peace treaty
商约
shāng yuē
trade treaty
圣约
shèng yuē
covenant

Related characters (radical 纟)

Characters that share the radical 纟.

㡭 纟 纠 纡 红 纣 纤 纥 级 纨 纩 纪 纫 纬 纭 纯 纰 纱 纲 纳 纴 纵 纶 纷

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