yuē

to make an appointment; approximately; to invite

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.3)
Strokes 9
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

約 yuē
  1. 1. to make an appointment
  2. 2. approximately
  3. 3. to invite
  4. 4. to restrict
  5. 5. to economize
  6. 6. concise
  7. 7. pact
  8. 8. treaty
  9. 9. to reduce (a fraction)
約 yāo
  1. 1. to weigh in a balance or on a scale

Words containing 約

Word Meaning
sphincter
takeover bid
1881 Treaty of St Petersburg, China and Russia
Doctrine and Covenants
written agreement; contract
Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism
New Testament
New Testament
John the Baptist
John the Baptist
1898 Qing treaty leasing Lushun to Russia
daylight saving time
book contract
greatest common divisor GCD; highest common factor HCF
to have a prior engagement
futures contract (finance)
Joseph Needham, scholar of Chinese science
Sampaio (name)
treaty; pact
to break one's oath (idiom); to abrogate an agreement
Papa John's (pizza chain)
to break a promise; breach of contract
Shen Yue, Liang dynasty writer and historian
legal force (i.e. binding in law)
UN treaty to end discrimination against women