Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 起超, 启超, etc.(Chinese) 起超, 啟超, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕʰi.ʈ͡ʂʰaʊ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 起 (qǐ) meaning "rise, stand up, begin" or 启 (qǐ) meaning "open, begin" combined with 超 (chāo) meaning "surpass, leap over". Other character combinations can form this name as well.