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The character 跨 is structured with the foot radical ⻊ paired with the phonetic component 夸, linking it to actions involving the legs. Its original meaning centered on the physical act of stepping over or straddling an object. Over time, this meaning expanded to include spanning across physical spaces, such as a bridge crossing a river, and later took on figurative applications, like transcending conventional boundaries between disciplines or categories. The component 夸 functions primarily as a phonetic indicator in this character, without contributing to its semantic content.
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孩子跨过小水沟。
我们跨越这座桥。
跨行业合作很重要。
这部电影跨越了三十年。
跨文化沟通需要技巧。
这个软件是跨平台的。
研究项目涉及跨学科知识。
跨国公司必须适应本地市场。