越(yuè)

HSK 212 strokes

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia…

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Character information

Pinyin
yuè
Meaning
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 越 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺走戉

In this compound, the meaning comes from 走 (run); 戉 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

走zǒu戉yuè

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 越 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 越

Common words using 越 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuè越lái来yuè越
HSK 2

more and more

Open 越来越 page →
chāo超yuè越
HSK 5

to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

Open 超越 page →
yōu优yuè越
HSK 7-9

superior; superiority

Open 优越 page →
zhuó卓yuè越
HSK 7-9

outstanding

Open 卓越 page →
chuān穿yuè越
HSK 7-9

to traverse; to pass through; to cross

Open 穿越 page →
jiàn僭yuè越

to usurp; to overstep one's authority

Open 僭越 page →
běi北yuè越

North Vietnam; North Vietnamese

Open 北越 page →
bù不kě可yú逾yuè越

impassable

Open 不可逾越 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 越’s common words

来超优卓穿僭北不

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