超 chāo — exceed; surpass · English

超

chāo

exceed; surpass

At a glance · 超

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从走，召声，本义为跃过、高出。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为跳越、胜过。

Structure

形声字，从走（意符，行走超越），召（zhào）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinchāo

Radical走

Strokes12

UnicodeU+8D85

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English exceed; surpass To exceed or surpass.

Français dépasser; surpasser Dépasser ou surpasser.

Español superar; exceder Superar o exceder.

العربية يتجاوز؛ يفوق يتجاوز أو يفوق.

Русский превосходить Превосходить или превышать.

Common words

超chāoexceed
超过chāo guòsurpass

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