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越
Yuè
1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
2. abbr. for Vietnam [[越南]]
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 12 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

越
yuè
to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
HSK 3 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

越南
Yuènán
Vietnam
越权
yuèquán
to go beyond one's authority
越橘
yuèjú
cowberry
越文
Yuèwén
Vietnamese written language
卓越
zhuóyuè
outstanding
HSK 6
腾越
téngyuè
to jump over
越国
Yuèguó
Yue state
越城
Yuèchéng
Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city [[紹興市|绍兴市<Shàoxīngshì>]], Zhejiang
南越
NánYuè
South Vietnam
吴越
WúYuè
states of south China in different historical periods
越境
yuèjìng
to cross a border (usually illegally)
越席
yuèxí
to leave one's seat
越战
Yuèzhàn
Vietnam War
越障
yuèzhàng
to surmount obstacles
越野
yuèyě
cross country
越过
yuèguò
to cross over
越轨
yuèguǐ
to run off the track
越西
Yuèxī
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture [[涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州<LiángshānYízúzìzhìzhōu>]], south Sichuan
攀越
pānyuè
to climb over
越职
yuèzhí
to exceed one's authority

Alternate Entries

越
yuè
to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
439
Word Frequency Rank
654 of 84,292