| 約 | 1436B55 93B.50-8 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄩㄝ [yUe1] | ||
| N. | A treaty, agreement, appointment: 條約 treaty; 盟約 treaty of alliance; 和約 peace treaty; 契約 commercial agreement; 婚約 marriage agreement; 聘約 appointment (to teach), also betrothal; 訂約，立約 make an agreement, treaty; 諦約 form agreement; 背約 break agreement or treaty; 解約，退約 terminate agreement; 踐約 carry out terms of agreement; 爽約 fail to turn up; 赴約 go to appointment; 約期，約會 [yUe1qi2], [yUe1hui4]↓; 舊約，新約 the Old, New Testament. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To make an appointment: 約定 [yUe1ding4]↓; 邀約 invite. (2) To restrain, keep in control: 約束 [yUe1shu4]1↓. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) Simple, -ly, brief, -ly:  約言之 to put it briefly.(2) Careful in spending: 節約，儉約 ditto. (3) About, roughly: 約莫，約略 [yUe1mo0], [yUe1lUe4]↓. (4) Indistinct: 隱約，隱隱約約 ditto. | |||||
| Words | 1. 約請 [yUe1qing3], v. t., to invite. 2. 約期 [yUe1qi2], v.t. & n., (to make) appointment. 3. 約迭 [yUe1die2], adj., (MC) about (100 people, etc.). 4. 約定 [yUe1ding4], v.t., to agree (on date, meeting). 5. 約法 [yUe1fa3], n., as in 約法三章 (AC) simple agreement with the people by new government. 6. 約分 [yUe1fen1], n., (math.) common denominator. 7. 約黃 [yUe1huang2], n., (MC) yellowish paint on ladies’ temples. 8. 約會 [yUe1hui4], n., an appointment. 9. 約計 [yUe1ji4], adv., in rough reckoning. 10. 約據 [yUe1jU4], n., written agreement. 11. 約指 [yUe1zhi3], n., ring finger. 12. 約略 [yUe1lUe4], adv., roughly (in estimate): 約略這個時候 about this time; 約略半月 about a fortnight. 13. 約莫 [yUe1mo0], adv., ditto. 14. 約束 [yUe1shu4]1, v.t., to restrain, control (children). 15. 約數 [yUe1shu4]2, n., (math.) divider, cf. 倍數 multiple. 16. 約同 [yUe1tong2], adv., together with (a few friends, etc.). | |||||