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超我

chāowǒ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 superego
  2. 2 (psychoanalysis) the internalized moral standards of the psyche

Examples

弗洛伊德把人格分为本我、自我和超我。
Fúluòyīdé bǎ réngé fēn wéi běnwǒ, zìwǒ hé chāowǒ.
Freud divided personality into id, ego, and superego.
超我代表道德规范。
Chāowǒ dàibiǎo dàodé guīfàn.
The superego represents moral norms.
他的超我太强,总是自责。
Tā de chāowǒ tài qiáng, zǒngshì zìzé.
His superego is too strong, he's always blaming himself.

Tips

usage
Freudian trio in Chinese: 本我 (běnwǒ, id) + 自我 (zìwǒ, ego) + 超我 (chāowǒ, superego). 超 means "super/above," tracking the idea of the superego as an "above-self" conscience.

In Pop Culture

弗洛伊德 Fúluòyīdé
Freud
Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, proposed the id/ego/superego structural model in 1923.

Stroke Order

超 chāo
我 wǒ