过去 (guò qù)

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

Character breakdown

过 (Guō) · 6 strokes

Simplified form of 過. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound. The 咼 component was simplified to 寸.
去 (qù) · 5 strokes

Depicts opening the mouth (口) wide (大) to let a yawn leave the mouth. Original form of 呿.