逾 (yú): to exceed, to go beyond, to transcend

逾 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “to exceed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 俞 (phonetic). It ranks #2499 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 逾 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to exceed
  2. to go beyond
  3. to transcend

Etymology & Origin

逾

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶俞 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
逾越verbyú yuèto exceed
逾期verbyú qīto be overdue
不可逾越phrasebù kě yú yuèimpassable
情逾骨肉qíng yú gǔ ròufeelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
逾越节proper-nounyú yuè jiéPassover (Jewish holiday)
年逾古稀nián yú gǔ xīover seventy years old
年逾verbnián yúover (a certain age)
莫不逾侈mò bù yú chǐthere is no-one who is not extravagant
逾垣yú yuánto run away
9
Total compounds
44
As first character
11
As last character
44
As middle character

逾 appears in 9 compound words: 44 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 44 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 逾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

百bǎi
0.4272,662 co-occurrences
婉wǎn
0.41611 co-occurrences
越yuè
0.4051,726 co-occurrences
硅guī
0.40411 co-occurrences
千qiān
0.3941,944 co-occurrences
跌diē
0.389272 co-occurrences
铝lǚ
0.36513 co-occurrences
已yǐ
0.3571,870 co-occurrences
万wàn
0.340882 co-occurrences
倍bèi
0.340254 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

不可逾越bùkě yúyuèHSK 7+

impassable; insurmountable; insuperable

phrase
年逾古稀nián yú gǔ xīHSK 7+

over seventy years old

phrase
情逾骨肉qíng yú gǔ ròuHSK 7+

feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom); deep friendship

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解逾字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。

le xiè yú zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .

Understanding the origin of the character "逾" helps in comprehending Chinese culture.

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E T F shì chǎng rì bào yǐng shì yóu xì E T F chóng cuò yú 7 lǐng diē , yóu qì bǎn kuài nì shì bào fā zhǎng chāo 9 F X . . .

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. . . jiù guà kǒng bèi dīng shàng ! W h o s c a l l jiē nèi mù : nián yú 8 0 0 wàn tōng wéi zhà piàn tàn lù

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tái jī A D R fēng guān qī jiān zhǎng yú 2 . . . tái gǔ jīn mǎ nián kāi hóng pán xù shì chōng guān 3 4 . . .

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. . . A I E nián huì kāi mù yuē 1 3 0 chǎng huì yì jiǎng zuò liào xī yǐn yú 3 0 0 0 yè jiè qiáo chǔ

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qǐ dé hǎi wān lěi shòu 7 4 2 huǒ tào xiàn yú 6 0 yì duǎn qī nèi tuī dì 2 qī qǐ dé xīn pán

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Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced yú

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 逾 (yú) mean in Chinese?
逾 (yú) primarily means "to exceed." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2499 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 逾 and 来?
逾 (yú) and 来 (lái) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 逾 (go) vs 来 (come).
How many strokes does 逾 have?
逾 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 逾?
The radical associated with 逾 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 逾?
逾 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 俞 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶俞 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 逾?
Common words with 逾 include: 逾越 (yú yuè, "to exceed"); 逾期 (yú qī, "to be overdue"); 不可逾越 (bù kě yú yuè, "impassable"); 情逾骨肉 (qíng yú gǔ ròu, "feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)"); 逾越节 (yú yuè jié, "Passover (Jewish holiday)"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 逾 (yú)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yú: 愉 (pleased), 瑜 (excellence), 渝 (short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆), 于 ((of time or place) in), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 逾 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 逾 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.