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The character 逾, structured with the movement radical 辶 and the component 俞, derives from early Chinese linguistic development where 俞 provided phonetic guidance and implied a sense of consent or passage. Its original meaning centered on physically crossing over obstacles like barriers or waterways, which then extended metaphorically to signify surpassing numerical or normative limits. This semantic shift from concrete to abstract domains occurred gradually, with the character's form remaining unchanged, and it now primarily conveys the act of exceeding or going beyond a set point or standard.
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我的借款逾期了。
他年逾六十仍很健康。
费用逾期未缴会产生滞纳金。
本次项目预算不得逾限。
这些数据逾常地高。
他的成就逾越了所有人的期望。
逾期不还款将影响个人信用。
这座古桥的历史已逾千年。