CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ji2
- English meanings
- extraordinary, unusual, special, very, extremely, highly
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 及.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.
及 is identified as the sound component (jí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 极.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
some
hit; attack
dose (medicine)
then
and
lucky; auspicious
garbage; rubbish
base; basic
jealousy; hate
season
quiet; lonely
drop
self; oneself
fear
fast
skill; technique
press
since...then
machine; opportunity; aircraft
thorn; difficult
draw water
help
arouse; intense
aid; cross
odd; abnormal
illness; fast
surname Zhai
amass
check; inspect
book; record; native place
level; grade; rank
rank
record; discipline; era
then
achievement; merit; result
seize; arrest
muscle
spine; ridge
remember; record
ruse
mock; ridicule
record
compile; edit
trace; mark
border; occasion
gather
hungry; famine
chook
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Related words
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- …极了
- 北极
- 南极
- 太极
- 太极拳
- 极为
- 极其
- 极力
- 极少数
- 极度
- 极端
- 极限
- 消极
- 积极