懂中文 Dong Chinese

極

jí

extreme

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亟 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

亟 sound component

亟  Sound component

jí, qì

  

urgently

Evolution

極 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
極 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
極 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

极 (極) 

jí

extreme, utmost, furthest, final; extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

Most common words with 極
Freq.
Word
Meaning

极了

extremely

积极

active

极

extremely

极大

maximum

极其

extremely