极

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

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #547 U+6781

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 (semantic, “wood”) + 及 (phonetic, jí)

components: 木及

extreme · Heisig RSH #629

木 tree + outstretched hands

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 及

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 及 (jí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
及 sound component	jí	to extend; to reach; and; in time
级	jí	level, rank; class, grade
吸	xī	to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
圾	jī	garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
汲	jí	to draw water at a well; to imbibe
岌	jí	perilous, hazardous; steep, high
笈	jí	bamboo box used carry books
趿	tā	to tread on; slipshod
芨	jí	Chinese elder tree

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
发光二极体	fā guāng èr jí tǐ	(Tw) light-emitting diode (LED)
红极一时	hóng jí yī shí	tremendously popular for a while
无极县	Wú jí Xiàn	Wuji, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市\|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
光电二极管	guāng diàn èr jí guǎn	photodiode
发光二极管	fā guāng èr jí guǎn	light-emitting diode (LED)
乐不可极	lè bù kě jí	(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
地理极	dì lǐ jí	geographic pole; north and south poles
南极海	Nán jí Hǎi	Southern Ocean
多极化	duō jí huà	multipolar; multipolarization
阳电极	yáng diàn jí	anode; positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)
西方极乐世界	xī fāng jí lè shì jiè	Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)
南极光	nán jí guāng	southern lights; aurora australis
极有可能	jí yǒu kě néng	extremely possible; probable
极权主义	jí quán zhǔ yì	totalitarianism
无所不用其极	wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí	committing all manner of crimes; completely unscrupulous
三极管	sān jí guǎn	triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
两极分化	liǎng jí fēn huà	polarization
南北极	nán běi jí	south and north poles
北极光	běi jí guāng	northern lights; aurora borealis
极大	jí dà	enormous; great; (math.) maximum