不过

Etymology · 词源

“不”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “过”的历史构形可以这样理解：辶主要提示意义范围；寸与现代简化字形有关。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“不过”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound. The simplified character 过 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 過. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 不过 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。