过

guò

to cross

to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

movement (辶) + measured unit (寸) = to cross, to pass

寸 originally meant 'inch' or a small measured unit, suggesting something precise and bounded. Together with the movement radical, 过 evokes crossing a defined threshold — a moment, a border, or a holiday.

辶+寸→过
寸InchSemantic
辶WalkingSemantic

我们今年在家里过春节。

wǒ men jīn nián zài jiā lǐ guò chūn jié。

This year we are celebrating the Spring Festival at home.

这座桥很窄,车很难过去。

zhè zuò qiáo hěn zhǎi,chē hěn nán guò qù。

This bridge is very narrow, and it is hard for cars to cross it.

Words with 过

过劳

guò láo

overwork

过分

guò fèn

excessive; undue

走过场

zǒu guò chǎng

to go through the motions

过敏性

guò mǐn xìng

hypersensitive

过路费

guò lù fèi

toll (fee for using a road)

过关斩将

guò guān zhǎn jiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])

度过

dù guò

to pass

改过

gǎi guò

to correct one's errors; to mend one's ways

过当

guò dàng

excessive

不过如此

bù guò rú cǐ

(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive

过渡

guò dù

to cross over (by ferry)

过意不去

guò yì bù qù

to feel very apologetic

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