透过 (tòu guò) — to pass through, to penetrate (physical); by me…

Definition

透过 is the abstract/figurative sense — 'by means of, via' (透过网络 'through the internet'). For literal physical passage use 穿过.

verb

to pass throughto penetrate (physical)by means ofvia (abstract, indicating the medium or channel)

透过。
Yáng guāng tòu guò chuāng lián zhào jìn le fáng jiān.
Sunlight passed through the curtain into the room.
透过。
Wǒ men tòu guò wǎng luò xué xí wài yǔ.
We study foreign languages through the internet.
透过，。
tòu guò Zhè cì jiāo liú, shuāng fāng zēng jìn le lǐ jiě.
Through this exchange, both sides deepened their understanding.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

透tòupenetrate

The senses 透 and 过 run together: penetrating and passing through.

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

辵辵chuòwalking

Sound part声符shēngfú

秀

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

The shape 透 has 辵, a walking part, and 秀, which provides 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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