7 strokes12 strokes
Character #347 · The First 1000
极 (極) jí meaning: extreme
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
- Strokes
- 712
- TraditionalSimplified
- 極 极
- Poster cell
- K13
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 极極
Write 极極 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jí, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 极 mean in English?
- 极 (jí) means "extreme": extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top.
- How do you pronounce 极?
- 极 is pronounced jí in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧˊ.
- How many strokes does 极 have?
- The simplified form, 极, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 極, has 12.
- What is the traditional form of 极?
- The traditional form of 极 is 極. 极 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 極 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 极?
- Common words that use 极 include 积极 (jījí, active; positive), 极了 (jíle, extremely), 消极 (xiāojí, negative), 南极 (nánjí, south pole).
- How common is 极?
- 极 is number 347 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell K13 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.