极 jí — extreme; peak; utmost; limit; pole; apex; summit

极
jí

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #687

Traditional: 極

jí ji2

Basic definition

noun
  1. extreme; peak; utmost; limit; pole; apex; summit e.g 极点极端登峰造极
  2. pole; electrode; anode; cathode; terminal e.g 电极正极北极
adjective
  1. extreme; utmost; ultimate; extreme; extreme; excessive; peak e.g 极度极限极端
adverb
  1. extremely; exceedingly; utterly; to the utmost; highly e.g 极其极为极了

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从木，亟声。本义:房屋的正梁)
  2. ridgepole
  3. highest position e.g 极峰
  4. throne e.g 登极
  5. top e.g 登峰造极 极巅 · 极至 · 极峰
  6. extremity e.g 极地 极界 · 极际 · 极尽 · 极则必反
  7. pole e.g 极光北极正极负极 极流 · 极冠。又指磁体的两端 · 电源或电器上电流的输入输出端。如:南极
  8. Polaris e.g 极枢
  9. highest norm，highest standard
adverb
  1. extremely;exceedingly;oumost;very e.g 极荷 · 极通 · 极打
verb
  1. reach
  2. 极天际地(直达天边，遍及大地。形容广大无边);极天爬地(用尽一切办法);极明(直至天明);极格(及格。达到标准);极海(至海);极晨(直到次日清晨)
  3. exhaust
  4. 极情尽致(感情充沛，神态逼真);极望(尽目所见，放眼远望);极言(尽言无余);极目(穷尽目力，眺望远方)
  5. study deeply e.g 极本穷源 · 极问 · 极深研几
  6. punish e.g 极法
  7. reach the limit
adjective
  1. extreme e.g 极塞 · 极处 · 极路 · 极源。如:极口 · 极仄 · 极色
  2. 通“亟”
  3. fast e.g 极走 · 极言 · 极卒
  4. anxiously e.g 极头么花 · 极切 · 极躁
  5. respectfully e.g 极戒
  6. repeatedly;again and again

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