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
越来越
yuèláiyuè
more and more
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 天气越来越冷。 Tiānqì yuèláiyuè lěng. The weather is getting colder and colder.
- 他越来越忙。 Tā yuèláiyuè máng. He is getting busier and busier.
- 我越来越累。 Wǒ yuèláiyuè lèi. I am getting more and more tired.
Related words
- 越 yuè the more, the more
- 超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to overtake
- 出来 chūlái to come out
- 回来 huílái to come back
- 进来 jìnlái to come in
- 来 lái to come
- 来到 láidào to arrive, to come to
- 起来 qǐlai to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
- 带来 dàilái to bring; to cause
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 后来 hòulái later; afterward
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this