yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

abbr. for Vietnam 越南; to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more

go (走) + axe sound (戉) = cross over, surpass

走 carries the sense of movement and going beyond; 戉 (an axe) mainly contributes the sound yuè and does not add semantic weight here. Together the character captures crossing over or surpassing a boundary.

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An ancient axePhonetic
To walkSemantic

Words with 越

逾越节

yú yuè jié

Passover (Jewish holiday)

逾越

yú yuè

to exceed

飞越

fēi yuè

to fly across

腾越

téng yuè

to jump over

不可逾越

bù kě yú yuè

impassable

不敢越雷池一步

bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

不越雷池

bù yuè léi chí

not overstepping the prescribed limits

中日韩越

zhōng rì hán yuè

China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

中越战争

zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

僭越

jiàn yuè

to usurp

优越

yōu yuè

superior

内在超越

nèi zài chāo yuè

inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)

More characters with 走