U+8E0A "踊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8E0A "踊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used primarily in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese writing systems, where it generally conveys the meaning of "to leap," "to jump," or "to dance." In Japanese, it is most notably known as the second character in the compound "Odori" (踊り), which refers to traditional Japanese dance. The character combines the radical for "foot" (足), suggesting motion or stepping, with the phonetic component "甬" which contributes to its pronunciation in various East Asian languages such as "yǒng" in Mandarin and "odoru" in Japanese. Historically, it has appeared in classical texts and modern contexts alike, often associated with lively movement, festive dancing, or even the act of hopping or springing upward.