(shù) - To exceed & to transcend

Tone 4

shù | 11 strokes | radical:

· shù

To exceed;

to transcend;

to go beyond;

ancient place name;

variant of 逾.

To exceedto transcendto go beyond

Usage highlights

To exceed limitsAncient place nameTo transcend boundariesTo go beyondTo surpass

Synonyms

  • to exceed, to go beyond
  • to exceed, to go beyond
  • to exceed, to surpass

Antonyms

  • limit, restriction
  • to guard, to abide by

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • To exceed the limit(隃限)
  • Ancient place name in Shanxi province(隃麋)
  • To transcend ordinary boundaries(隃越)

Collocations

  • To exceed limits(隃限)
  • Ancient place name(隃麋)
  • To transcend boundaries(隃越)
  • To go beyond(隃出)
  • To surpass(隃过)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 隃 appears in ancient Chinese geographical texts as a place name
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears mainly in classical contexts
  • It functions as a variant form of 逾 (to exceed) in some classical texts

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