Dong Chinese dictionary

jí

extreme

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound. Simplified form of 極.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

及 Sound component

jí

extend

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jí

extreme, utmost, furthest, final

jí

extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

Most common words with 极

Sources