極 (gik6 | ji2) : utmost; peak; pole; extreme; extremely

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極

gik6

ji2

[1] [n] utmost point; peak; pole
[2] [adj] extreme; of the highest degree
[3] [adv] extremely; exceedingly; absolutely
[4] [v] reach the limit; do one's utmost

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

極 / 极

This word has been viewed 13538 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Mar 2014 05:01

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北極熊 bak1 gik6 hung4 bei3 ji2 xiong2 = polar bear

北極 bak1 gik6 bei3 ji2 = arctic; the north pole

極權 gik6 kyun4 = totalitarian rule

極權主義 gik6 kyun4 zyu2 ji6 = totalitarianism

南極洲 naam4 gik6 zau1 nan2 ji2 zhou1 = Antarctica

南極 naam4 gik6 nan2 ji2 = antarctic; the south pole

北極洋 bak1 gik6 joeng4 = Arctic Ocean

消極 siu1 gik6 xiao1 ji2 = passive

極了 gik6 liu5 ji2 le5 = extremely; exceedingly 國

極力 gik6 lik6 ji2 li4 = to do at all costs; to make an utmost effort
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那好極了! 國
That's great!

呢嚿肉鬼咁韌嚙極都唔入粵
This piece of meat is too tough. I just cannot bite on it.

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 極
Unicode code for this character: U+6975 (off-site link)

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