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超 = 召 + 走

超 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “transcend”. It is built from 召 (seduce) and 走 (run). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 411.

Keyword
transcend
RTK frame
411
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.える, こ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
превосходить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
超 jump over

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 召 seduce
  2. 走 run

How to find 超 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “seduce” + “run”. 超 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 超 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.