操之过急 (cāo zhī guò jí) — to act with undue haste; to be too eager for immediate success (a four-character idiom)

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

The left part 手 shows a hand, indicating an action done by hand. The right part 喿 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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.

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.

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

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.