越

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.

走+戉→越
戉An ancient axePhonetic
走To walkSemantic

他跑得越来越快,超过了前面所有人。

tā pǎo de yuè lái yuè kuài, chāo guò le qián miàn suǒ yǒu rén。

He ran faster and faster, surpassing everyone ahead of him.

她越过那道矮墙,走进了院子。

tā yuè guò nà dào ǎi qiáng, zǒu jìn le yuàn zi。

She climbed over the low wall and walked into the courtyard.

Words with 越

越共

yuè gòng

Communist Party of Vietnam

越西

yuè xī

see 越西縣|越西县[Yue4 xi1 Xian4]

穿越

chuān yuè

to pass through

越冬

yuè dōng

to pass the winter

不可逾越

bù kě yú yuè

impassable

南越

nán yuè

South Vietnam

越权

yuè quán

to go beyond one's authority

越俎代庖

yuè zǔ dài páo

lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs

越狱

yuè yù

to break out of prison

逾越节

yú yuè jié

Passover (Jewish holiday)

逾越

yú yuè

to exceed

飞越

fēi yuè

to fly across

More characters with 走

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