Chinese symbol for “excess”
过度
guò dù
Traditional: 過度
excessive; over-; excess; going too far
The closest CC-CEDICT match for excess is 过度 (guò dù), defined as: excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “excess”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免赔 (免賠) | miǎn péi | (insurance) excess |
| 垫底费 (墊底費) | diàn dǐ fèi | deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured); (UK English) excess |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 过度.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 过去 (過去) | guò qù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 过程 (過程) | guò chéng | course of events; process |
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner; bearing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “excess”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.