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The character 超 derives from the combination of the movement radical 走 and the phonetic element 召, reflecting its original association with the physical action of jumping over or surpassing. Structurally, the left-hand 走 component provides the semantic basis related to motion, while the right-hand 召 component historically guided its pronunciation. From its early concrete sense of transcending a physical barrier, the meaning broadened to include abstract notions of exceeding standards, outperforming others, or going beyond conventional limits, which now defines its application in contexts ranging from superlative qualities to conceptual extremes.
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这本书超级有趣。
他的速度超快。
我的体重超过了标准。
我们要超越过去的成绩。
这家超市的顾客超多。
他的想法超乎我的理解。
公司计划超额完成目标。
在逆境中,他展现了超强的毅力。