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超 is “super” in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.
It can also mean: to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; to jump over. It can also be a suffix like ultra- hyper- super-
From Sanskrit, this can be the Buddhist “vikrama,” meaning to leap over; surpass; exempt from; to save.
In Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja, 超越 means to overcome, surpass, transcendence, excel, exceed, go beyond, rise above, or transcend.
超人 is the Chinese title for the comic book hero, Superman.
In Japanese, this can also refer to a superman or superwoman but may refer to Nietzsche's ideal man of the future or the “Ubermensch” or “overman.”
超人 is also a word in old Korean Hanja but more a generic term for a super or excellent person or hero.
超能力 is a word that is used in both Japanese and Chinese to refer to the ability to comprehend supernatural power.
Some may translate this as psychic ability, psychic power, ESP, or PSI.
This Japanese phrase, “常識を超える” or “Jōshiki Wo Koeru” means “beyond common sense.”
常識 alone can be translated as “common sense,” “good sense,” “common knowledge”,“general knowledge,” “common practice,” “accepted practice,” or “social etiquette.”
The rest of the phrase indicates exceeding, overtaking, surpassing, transcending, or an idea of going beyond something.
More ways to translate this whole phrase:
Over what was known.
Surpassing common sense.
Beyond the ordinary.
Going beyond conventional knowledge.
Beyond conventional wisdom.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
物質性を超越する精神力 means “mind over matter,” in Japanese.
If you get really technical, you get a translation like, “mental strength transcends materiality.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 超 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
超 see styles |
chāo chao1 ch`ao chao wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Super(prefix) (1) (ちょう only) super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme; (prefix) (2) (colloquialism) extremely; really; totally; absolutely; (suffix noun) (3) (ちょう only) (after a number or counter) over; more than; (given name) Wataru vikrama. Leap over, surpass; exempt from; to save.; Two ways of passing over (to bliss): 豎 the lengthwise, or long way (of Hīnayāna); and 橫 the crosswise, or short way of Mahāyāna. |
超人 see styles |
chāo rén chao1 ren2 ch`ao jen chao jen choujin / chojin ちょうじん |
More info & calligraphy: Superman(1) superman; superwoman; (2) {phil} (ant: 末人) Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman |
超越 see styles |
chāo yuè chao1 yue4 ch`ao yüeh chao yüeh chouetsu / choetsu ちょうえつ |
More info & calligraphy: Overcome / Surpass / Rise Above(n,vs,vi) transcendence; transcendency Surpassing, supreme; to pass over, be exempt from. |
超能力 see styles |
chāo néng lì chao1 neng2 li4 ch`ao neng li chao neng li chounouryoku / chonoryoku ちょうのうりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Supernatural Energy(1) extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability; (2) psychokinesis; PK |
B超 see styles |
b chāo b chao1 b ch`ao b chao |
B-mode ultrasonography; prenatal ultrasound scan; abbr. for B型超聲|B型超声[B xing2 chao1 sheng1] |
中超 see styles |
zhōng chāo zhong1 chao1 chung ch`ao chung chao |
Chinese supermarket |
二超 see styles |
èr chāo er4 chao1 erh ch`ao erh chao nichō |
two transcendences |
光超 see styles |
kouchou / kocho こうちょう |
(given name) Kōchō |
入超 see styles |
rù chāo ru4 chao1 ju ch`ao ju chao nyuuchou / nyucho にゅうちょう |
trade deficit; import surplus (abbreviation) (See 輸入超過) excess of imports |
出超 see styles |
chū chāo chu1 chao1 ch`u ch`ao chu chao shucchou / shuccho しゅっちょう |
trade surplus; favorable balance of trade (abbreviation) (See 輸出超過) excess of exports; favorable balance of trade; favourable balance of trade |
半超 see styles |
bàn chāo ban4 chao1 pan ch`ao pan chao hanchō |
A deva who by devotion advances by leaps, escaping from one to thirteen of the sixteen heavens of form. |
反超 see styles |
fǎn chāo fan3 chao1 fan ch`ao fan chao |
to reverse (the score); to pull off a comeback; to take the lead |
大超 see styles |
daichou / daicho だいちょう |
(given name) Daichō |
妙超 see styles |
myouchou / myocho みょうちょう |
(personal name) Myōchō |
宗超 see styles |
souchou / socho そうちょう |
(given name) Souchō |
已超 see styles |
yǐ chāo yi3 chao1 i ch`ao i chao ichō |
already gone beyond |
広超 see styles |
kouchou / kocho こうちょう |
(given name) Kōchō |
彩超 see styles |
cǎi chāo cai3 chao1 ts`ai ch`ao tsai chao |
color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine) |
慧超 see styles |
huì chāo hui4 chao1 hui ch`ao hui chao echou / echo えちょう |
(personal name) Echō Huichao, a monk who travelled in India. |
文超 see styles |
wén chāo wen2 chao1 wen ch`ao wen chao Monchō |
Wenchao |
松超 see styles |
shouchou / shocho しょうちょう |
(given name) Shōchō |
極超 极超 see styles |
jí chāo ji2 chao1 chi ch`ao chi chao |
hyper-; ultra- |
横超 see styles |
yokogoshi よこごし |
(surname) Yokogoshi |
永超 see styles |
eichou / echo えいちょう |
(personal name) Eichō |
清超 see styles |
seichiyou / sechiyo せいちよう |
(personal name) Seichiyou |
班超 see styles |
bān chāo ban1 chao1 pan ch`ao pan chao hanchou / hancho はんちょう |
Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man (personal name) Hanchō |
瑞超 see styles |
zuichou / zuicho ずいちょう |
(given name) Zuichō |
真超 see styles |
shinchou / shincho しんちょう |
(personal name) Shinchō |
能超 see styles |
néng chāo neng2 chao1 neng ch`ao neng chao nōchō |
to go past |
自超 see styles |
zì chāo zi4 chao1 tzu ch`ao tzu chao Jichō |
Jacho |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Super | 超 | chou / cho | chāo / chao1 / chao | ch`ao / chao |
Overcome Surpass Rise Above | 超越 | chou etsu / chouetsu / cho etsu | chāo yuè / chao1 yue4 / chao yue / chaoyue | ch`ao yüeh / chaoyüeh / chao yüeh |
Superman | 超人 | chou jin / choujin / cho jin | chāo rén / chao1 ren2 / chao ren / chaoren | ch`ao jen / chaojen / chao jen |
Supernatural Energy | 超能力 | chounouryoku chonoryoku | chāo néng lì chao1 neng2 li4 chao neng li chaonengli | ch`ao neng li chaonengli chao neng li |
To Infinity and Beyond | 超越無限 超越无限 | chāo yuè wú xiàn chao1 yue4 wu2 xian4 chao yue wu xian chaoyuewuxian | ch`ao yüeh wu hsien chaoyüehwuhsien chao yüeh wu hsien |
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Joushiki Wo Koeru | 常識を超える | jou shiki wo ko e ru joushikiwokoeru jo shiki wo ko e ru | ||
Mind Over Matter | 物質性を超越する精神力 | busshitsu-sei o chouetsu suru seishin-ryoku bushitsu-sei o choetsu suru seishin-ryoku | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.