to cross

to pass through; to ferry

water (氵) + degree (度) = cross to the other side

The water radical anchors the meaning: crossing a body of water, ferrying from one bank to another. 度 contributes the sound dù and may carry a faint sense of passing through, but its role here is primarily phonetic.

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WaterSemantic

我们坐船过了这条河。

wǒ men zuò chuán dù guò le zhè tiáo hé。

We crossed this river by boat.

他帮老人过了那段困难的时期。

tā bāng lǎo rén dù guò le nà duàn kùn nán de shí qī。

He helped the old person pass through that difficult period.

Words with 渡

过渡

guò dù

to cross over (by ferry)

过渡性

guò dù xìng

transitional

过渡性贷款

guò dù xìng dài kuǎn

bridging loan

过渡时期

guò dù shí qī

transition period

过渡贷款

guò dù dài kuǎn

bridging loan

过渡金属

guò dù jīn shǔ

transition metal (chemistry)

远渡重洋

yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

中元普渡

zhōng yuán pǔ dù

Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon

偷渡者

tōu dù zhě

smuggled illegal alien

偷渡

tōu dù

illegal immigration

引渡

yǐn dù

to extradite

大渡河

dà dù hé

Dadu River in Sichuan

More characters with 氵