Keyword
to exceed
- to surpass
- to transcend
- Frequency
- #439
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
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Mnemonic
走 (run) gives the meaning and 戉 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
越
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
越来越
more and more
越南
Vietnam
超越
to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
穿越
to traverse; to pass through; to cross
跨越
to step across; step over
优越
superior; superiority
卓越
outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
越过
to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
越狱
to break out of prison; to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)
越发
increasingly; more and more
飞越
to fly across; to fly over; to fly past; (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar
越野
to travel cross-country; to go off-road; (attributive) cross-country; off-road
越战
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
逾越
to exceed
越共
Communist Party of Vietnam; Viet Cong
越界
to cross a border; to overstep a bound
吴越
states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
南越
South Vietnam; South Vietnamese
横越
to cross; to pass over; to traverse; trans-
越位
offside (sports)
越国
Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
越野车
off-road vehicle
翻越
to cross; to surmount; to transcend