越 yuè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 戉 halberd, battle-axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
越
yuè
the more, the more
Character
Example phrases
- 越走越累。 Yuè zǒu yuè lèi. The more I walk, the more tired I get.
- 他越说越快。 Tā yuè shuō yuè kuài. He speaks faster and faster.
- 雨越下越大。 Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà. The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
Related words
- 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
- 超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to overtake
- 组成 zǔchéng to form; to make up
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 提高 tígāo to improve; to raise
- 完成 wánchéng to complete
- 成为 chéngwéi to become
- 成 chéng to become
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 变 biàn to change; to become
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change