掠过 (lüè guò) — to sweep past, to brush past, to skim over | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to sweep pastto brush pastto skim over

Examples

掠过。
Fēi jī cóng wū dǐng lüè guò.
The airplane swept past the rooftop.
掠过。
Tā de mù guāng zài rén qún zhōng lüè guò.
His gaze skimmed over the crowd.
掠过。
Yí zhèn qīng fēng lüè guò hú miàn.
A gentle breeze brushed past the lake surface.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

掠 'sweep' and 过 'pass' combine to mean sweep past.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng掠lüè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掠 pairs 手, showing action by the hand, with 京, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 過; 过 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

咼

咼wāi過guò

Same sound today

The traditional form 過 pairs 辵 (walk) with 咼 as a sound component; the simplified 过 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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