Definitions

(verb) to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend
(verb) to cross over; to jump over

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

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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Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Traditional Modern
Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的借款期了。

Wǒ de jièkuǎn yúqī le.

My loan is overdue.

他年六十仍很健康。

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.

本次项目预算不得限。

Běn cì xiàngmù yùsuàn bù dé yú xiàn.

This project's budget must not exceed the limit.

这些数据常地高。

Zhèxiē shùjù yúcháng de gāo.

These data are unusually high.

他的成就越了所有人的期望。

Tā de chéngjiù yúyuè le suǒyǒu rén de qīwàng.

His achievements exceeded everyone's expectations.

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.

这座古桥的历史已千年。

Zhè zuò gǔqiáo de lìshǐ yǐ yú qiān nián.

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