超
to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-
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How 超 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
走 (semantic, “run”) + 召 (phonetic, zhào)
How to remember it
transcend · Heisig RSH #392
召 summon + 走 walk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 召
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 召 (zhào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召 sound component | zhào | imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon |
| 昭 | zhāo | bright, luminous; clear, manifest |
| 绍 | shào | to connect; to introduce |
| 邵 | shào | various place names; surname |
| 沼 | zhǎo | lake, pond, swamp |
| 貂 | diāo | sable, mink, marten |
| 劭 | shào | to encourage; to excel; excellent |
| 迢 | tiáo | distant, far |
| 苕 | tiáo | rush, reed; trumpet vine |
| 髫 | tiáo | bangs, children's hairstyle; youngster |
| 笤 | tiáo | broom, besom |
| 怊 | chāo | grieving |
| 炤 | zhào | to illuminate, to light up; to reflect |
| 轺 | yáo | light carriage |
| 龆 | tiáo | to lose one's baby teeth |
Words containing 超
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超平面 | chāo píng miàn | hyperplane (math.) |
| 超物理 | chāo wù lǐ | surpassing the physical world; metaphysical |
| 超文本标记语言 | chāo wén běn biāo jì yǔ yán | hypertext markup language; HTML |
| 超文本 | chāo wén běn | hypertext |
| 超级大国 | chāo jí dà guó | superpower (nation) |
| 超自然 | chāo zì rán | supernatural |
| 超新星 | chāo xīn xīng | (astronomy) supernova; (fig.) breakout star |
| 超人 | Chāo rén | Superman, comic book superhero |
| 超人 | chāo rén | superhuman; exceptional |
| 超导电性 | chāo dǎo diàn xìng | (physics) superconductivity |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]); CL:家[jia1] |
| 中超 | Zhōng chāo | Chinese Super League (soccer) |
| 中超 | zhōng chāo | Chinese supermarket |
| 超生 | chāo shēng | (Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb; to have more children th… |
| 超导电体 | chāo dǎo diàn tǐ | (physics) superconductor |
| 超马 | chāo mǎ | ultramarathon; abbr. for 超級馬拉松|超级马拉松[chao1 ji2 ma3 la1 song1] |
| 马超 | Mǎ Chāo | Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
| 超级市场 | chāo jí shì chǎng | supermarket |
| 超现实主义 | chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì | surrealism |
| 超能力 | chāo néng lì | superpower; superhuman power |