最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
12 strokes
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How 最 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To take place 取 under the sun 日 (that is, everywhere)
How to remember it
most · Heisig RSH #720
sun + 取 take
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 最 as their sound component
These characters all use 最 (zuì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最 sound component | zuì | most, extremely, exceedingly; superlative |
| 撮 | cuō | dash, pinch, small amount |
| 嘬 | zuō | to lap; to suck |
| 蕞 | zuì | small, petty; to assemble |
Words containing 最
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最小平方法 | zuì xiǎo píng fāng fǎ | method of least squares (math.) (Tw) |
| 最高人民法院 | Zuì gāo Rén mín Fǎ yuàn | Supreme People's Court (PRC) |
| 美国最高法院 | Měi guó Zuì gāo Fǎ yuàn | Supreme Court of the United States |
| 最大公约数 | zuì dà gōng yuē shù | (math.) highest common factor (HCF); greatest common divisor (GCD) |
| 最小公分母 | zuì xiǎo gōng fēn mǔ | lowest common denominator |
| 最后一天 | zuì hòu yī tiān | final day |
| 最大公因子 | zuì dà gōng yīn zǐ | (math.) highest common factor (HCF); greatest common divisor (GCD) |
| 真声最高音 | zhēn shēng zuì gāo yīn | (music) the highest note one can sing in a natural (non-falsetto) voice |
| 最大化 | zuì dà huà | to maximize |
| 最高法院 | zuì gāo fǎ yuàn | supreme court |
| 最小化 | zuì xiǎo huà | to minimize |
| 最高音 | zuì gāo yīn | highest voice; highest pitch; highest note |
| 最年长 | zuì nián zhǎng | eldest |
| 最高人民检察院 | Zuì gāo Rén mín Jiǎn chá yuàn | PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office) |
| 面心立方最密堆积 | miàn xīn lì fāng zuì mì duī jī | face-centered cubic (FCC) (math.) |
| 最小二乘法 | zuì xiǎo èr chéng fǎ | (math.) least squares method |
| 苏联最高苏维埃 | Sū lián Zuì gāo Sū wéi āi | Supreme Soviet |
| 为善最乐 | wéi shàn zuì lè | doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom) |
| 最大速率 | zuì dà sù lǜ | maximum speed; maximum velocity |
| 最高工资限额 | zuì gāo gōng zī xiàn é | wage ceiling |