超

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to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

走 meaning “run” + 召 sound ( zhào )

Components 走召

transcend · Heisig RSH #392

召 summon + 走 walk

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 召 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
召 sound part	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