超 — Chinese character
超
chāo
to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
- Pinyin
- chāo
- Radical
- 156 ⾛ (Run)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 走 召
- Formation
- pictophonetic — run; meaning component 走; sound component 召
- Japanese
- 超 as a kanji
Common words with 超
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超过 (超過) | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 超级 (超級) | chāo jí | super-; ultra- |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng)); measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 超出 | chāo chū | to exceed; to overstep |
| 超人 | chāo rén | superhuman; exceptional |
| 超标 (超標) | chāo biāo | to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm |
| 中超 | zhōng chāo | Chinese supermarket |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent; superlative |
| 超能力 | chāo néng lì | superpower; superhuman power |
| 超额 (超額) | chāo é | above quota |
| 超前 | chāo qián | to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors |
English words written with 超
- http
- supernatural
- superhero
- supermarket
- html
- surreal
- ultrasound
- overload
- paranormal
- surpass
- metaphysical
- superpower
超 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 2
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