极

極
jí
HSK 3
#363 most
frequent character
extremely, pole (geography, physics)
adverb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

极 joins 木 wood as the meaning part with 及 jí as the sound part. Its first meaning was 'ridge beam', the beam at the top of a gable roof. From there it grew to 'apex', then 'end, extreme', and 'pole'.

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Example Sentences

这件衣服太极了。
zhè jiàn yīfú tàijí le 。
This piece of clothing is extremely stylish.
他的成绩极好。
tāde chéngjì jíhǎo 。
His grades are extremely good.
我极喜欢吃水果。
wǒ jí xǐhuān chī shuǐguǒ 。
I extremely like eating fruit.

Words with similar meanings

非常fēicháng
very
A more commonly used adverb indicating a high degree of something, more colloquial than '极'.
十分shífēn
extremely
Similar to '极' but can imply a slightly lesser intensity, often used in everyday conversation.

Homophones

级jí
level, rank, grade, degree, step
急jí
fast, anxious, urgent, annoyed
集jí
gather, collect, collection
即jí
that is, namely
及jí
and
吉jí
lucky, giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

Words Starting With 极

极其jí qí
extremely
极端jí duān
extreme
极限jí xiàn
limit; extreme boundary

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