超
chāo · HSK 6
to exceed
🏃♂️💨 超 = 走 (run) + 召 (call) — run past when called, i.e. overtake
Phono-semantic: 走 gives the meaning (running, going beyond) and 召 (zhào) hints at the sound chāo. Common in 超级 (super) and 超过 (to surpass) — anything that goes past a limit.
超 — 走 (run) + 召 (summon, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 走 'run' gives the meaning of moving past or going beyond, while 召 'summon' supplies the sound. The original sense was to leap or stride over something, which extended to 'surpass' and 'exceed'.