逾

踰

yú

俞 + 辶

Definitions

yú (verb) to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend

yú (verb) to cross over; to jump over

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 踰.

Semantic: 辶 Phonetic: 俞

About

逾 (yú) is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 踰, combining the walking radical 辶 (chuò) with the phonetic 俞 (yú). Its original meaning was to step over a boundary or cross a physical obstacle. Over time, this sense broadened to encompass exceeding any limit, whether a numerical threshold, a deadline, or an expectation. As a result, 逾 now denotes going beyond physical, temporal, or abstract constraints.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的借款逾期了。

Wǒ de jièkuǎn yúqī le.

My loan is overdue.

他年逾六十仍很健康。

Tā nián yú liùshí réng hěn jiànkāng.

He is over sixty years old and still very healthy.

费用逾期未缴会产生滞纳金。

Fèiyòng yúqī wèi jiǎo huì chǎnshēng zhìnàjīn.

If the fee is not paid overdue, it will incur a late fee.

本次项目预算不得逾限。

Běn cì xiàngmù yùsuàn bù dé yú xiàn.

This project's budget must not exceed the limit.

这些数据逾常地高。

Zhèxiē shùjù yúcháng de gāo.

These data are unusually high.

他的成就逾越了所有人的期望。

Tā de chéngjiù yúyuè le suǒyǒu rén de qīwàng.

His achievements exceeded everyone's expectations.

逾期不还款将影响个人信用。

Yúqī bù huánkuǎn jiāng yǐngxiǎng gèrén xìnyòng.

Failure to repay overdue will affect personal credit.

这座古桥的历史已逾千年。

Zhè zuò gǔqiáo de lìshǐ yǐ yú qiān nián.

The history of this ancient bridge has exceeded a thousand years.

Related Characters

Component: 俞

Component: 辶

逾