越
Meanings
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- 1.generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
- 2.abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- 1.to exceed
- 2.to climb over
- 3.to surpass
- 4.the more... the more
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Wiktionary
- 1.to pass over; to cross; to cross over
- 2.to go over; to climb over; to jump over
- 3.to pass; to go through
- 4.to go outside of; to exceed; to surpass; to overstep; to transgress
- 5.to propagate; to spread; to publicise
- 6.to disperse; to scatter; to fade away
- 7.to fall; to relax; to become loosened
- 8.to rob; to seize by force
- 9.to turn; to turn around
- 10.more; -er
- 11.Ancient meaningless sentence-initial modal particle.
- 12.A proper noun of a few related uses.
- 13.Name for Zhejiang Province in China, especially parts around Shaoxing.
- 14.The Yue, the Baiyue, the Viet (collective name for numerous ancient non-Han tribes in southern China and northern Vietnam)
- 15.Name for southeastern China near Vietnam, especially Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces.
- 16.a surname
- 17.small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
- 18.to bore a hole; to drill a hole
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɢʷaːd, *ɢʷad): semantic 走 (“to walk or run”) + phonetic 戉 (OC *ɢʷad) — to go over; to cross. ; “to go over; to surpass; to overstep; to turn” : Related to 𨒋 (“to go over”), 䟠 (“to go beyond; to transgress”) (Wang, 1982) and perhaps 于 (OC *ɢʷa, “to go”) (Schuessler, 2007). ; “modal particle” ; “Yue; Viet; State of Yue” : This is a general name for numerous indigenous tribes in ancient southern China, which are collectively called Baiyue. The ancient State of Yue during the Zhou dynasty of China was initially written as 戉 (OC *ɢʷad, “large battle-axe”) — alternatively written as 𫑛 — and it is commonly believed the name Yue originates from this instrument, which was widely found in neolithic cultures of southeastern China and served as a symbol of authority and royalty. : See 戉 (OC *ɢʷad) for more on the etymology.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
雲越來越黑。
The clouds are getting darker.
白天越來越長了。
The days are getting longer and longer.
白天越來越長了。
Days are getting longer.
情況越來越糟糕。
The situation went from bad to worse.
我的白髮越來越多。
I'm getting more and more gray hair.
我肯定越來越接近了。
I must be getting close.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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