The Chinese word 优越 (yōuyuè), meaning "superior" or "advantageous," is a compound formed through the combination of two independent morphemes: 优 (yōu), which carries the core meaning of "excellent," "fine," or "superior in quality," and 越 (yuè), which means "to exceed," "to surpass," or "to go beyond." When combined, the two characters semantically reinforce each other, with 越 amplifying the sense of excellence in 优 to convey a state of being not just good, but outstandingly better or above others, thus creating the abstract concept of superiority or an advantageous position.