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The character 逾 (yú) is a phono-semantic compound formed by the radical 辶 (chuò), indicating movement or traversal, and the phonetic component 俞 (yú), which provides its pronunciation. The radical grounds the character in the concept of physical motion, with its original meaning specifically denoting the act of stepping over a boundary or crossing an obstacle. Over time, this sense broadened from concrete physical movement to include temporal and abstract notions, leading to common usage in contexts such as exceeding a limit, surpassing a deadline, or going beyond an expectation. Thus, 逾 functions as a versatile verb for transcending constraints, whether physical, temporal, or quantitative.
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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。