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The character "跨" is structurally composed of the semantic radical "足", which relates to the foot, and the phonetic component "夸", guiding its pronunciation, together conveying the fundamental idea of a stepping action. Its original usage centered on the physical act of striding across or over a tangible barrier, such as a ditch or a doorstep. From this concrete foundation, the meaning progressively expanded to incorporate abstract and figurative dimensions, allowing the character to denote the bridging of conceptual divides, the integration of separate disciplines, or the spanning of temporal gaps. Consequently, while its graphical form has persisted without alteration, the semantic scope of "跨" has shifted from denoting solely bodily movement to encompassing a wide range of transitional and integrative processes.
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孩子跨过小水沟。
我们跨越这座桥。
跨行业合作很重要。
这部电影跨越了三十年。
跨文化沟通需要技巧。
这个软件是跨平台的。
研究项目涉及跨学科知识。
跨国公司必须适应本地市场。