The word 超人 is formed by combining two individual characters: 超 (chāo), meaning "to surpass" or "to exceed", and 人 (rén), meaning "person" or "human". Conceptually, it directly layers these meanings to create the idea of "a person who surpasses", or "superior human", which corresponds to the English concept of "superman". This formation is a straightforward, ideographic construction where the first character modifies the second, picturing an entity that transcends ordinary human limits.