极 極 ji2
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

strokes 12
radical
木
木
strokes after radical 9
八极拳 八極拳 ba1 ji2 quan2
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art

棒极了 棒極了 bang4 ji2 le5
super; excellent

北极 北極 bei3 ji2
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole

北极光 北極光 bei3 ji2 guang1
Northern lights; aurora borealis

北极鸥 北極鷗 bei3 ji2 ou1
(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)

北极圈 北極圈 bei3 ji2 quan1
Arctic Circle

北极星 北極星 bei3 ji2 xing1
North Star; Polaris

北极熊 北極熊 bei3 ji2 xiong2
polar bear

蹦极 蹦極 beng4 ji2
bungee jumping (loanword)

不偏极 不偏極 bu4 pian1 ji2
unpolarized (light)

磁单极子 磁單極子 ci2 dan1 ji2 zi3
magnetic monopole

磁极 磁極 ci2 ji2
magnetic pole

单极 單極 dan1 ji2
unipolar; monopole (physics)

殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dan1 jing1 ji2 lv4
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned

登峰造极 登峰造極 deng1 feng1 zao4 ji2
to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)

登极 登極 deng1 ji2
to ascend the throne

地理极 地理極 di4 li3 ji2
geographic pole; north and south poles

电极 電極 dian4 ji2
electrode

多极化 多極化 duo1 ji2 hua4
multi-polarization; multipolarization; multi-polarity; multipolar; pluralization

二极管 二極管 er4 ji2 guan3
diode; vacuum tube

发光二极管 發光二極管 fa1 guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
light-emitting diode; LED

发光二极体 發光二極體 fa1 guang1 er4 ji2 ti3
light-emitting diode (LED) (Tw)

负极 負極 fu4 ji2
negative pole; cathode

光电二极管 光電二極管 guang1 dian4 er4 ji2 guan3
photodiode

光二极管 光二極管 guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
photodiode; light-emitting diode (LED)

红极一时 紅極一時 hong2 ji2 yi1 shi2
tremendously popular for a while

环极涡旋 環極渦旋 huan2 ji2 wo1 xuan2
circumpolar vortex

皇太极 皇太極 huang2 tai4 ji2
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posthumous name 清太宗

皇太极清太宗 皇太極清太宗 huang2 tai4 ji2 qing1 tai4 zong1
Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

激光二极管 激光二極管 ji1 guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
laser diode

基极 基極 ji1 ji2
base electrode (in transistor)

积极 積極 ji1 ji2
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive

积极反应 積極反應 ji1 ji2 fan3 ying4
active response; energetic response

积极分子 積極份子 ji1 ji2 fen4 zi3
enthusiast; zealot

积极性 積極性 ji1 ji2 xing4
zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity

极北 極北 ji2 bei3
extreme north

极北柳莺 極北柳鶯 ji2 bei3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)

极北朱顶雀 極北朱頂雀 ji2 bei3 zhu1 ding3 que4
(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

极超 極超 ji2 chao1
hyper-; ultra-

极大 極大 ji2 da4
maximum; enormous

极大值 極大值 ji2 da4 zhi2
maximum value

极地狐 極地狐 ji2 di4 hu2
arctic fox

极点 極點 ji2 dian3
extreme point; pole; the origin (in polar coordinates)

极东 極東 ji2 dong1
the Far East; East Asia

极度 極度 ji2 du4
extremely

极端 極端 ji2 duan1
extreme

极端分子 極端份子 ji2 duan1 fen4 zi3
extremist

极端主义 極端主義 ji2 duan1 zhu3 yi4
extremism

极短篇小说 極短篇小說 ji2 duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
flash fiction

极光 極光 ji2 guang1
aurora (astronomy)

极好 極好 ji2 hao3
fabulous; superb; excellent

极核 極核 ji2 he2
polar nucleus

极化 極化 ji2 hua4
polarization

极角 極角 ji2 jiao3
polar angle; argument (angle in polar coordinates)

极径 極徑 ji2 jing4
modulus (distance from the origin in polar coordinates)

极客 極客 ji2 ke4
geek (loanword) (computing)

极辣 極辣 ji2 la4
very spicy

极乐 極樂 ji2 le4
bliss; extreme happiness

极乐世界 極樂世界 ji2 le4 shi4 jie4
paradise (mainly Buddhist); Elysium; (Budd.) Sukhavati

极了 極了 ji2 le5
extremely; exceedingly

极力 極力 ji2 li4
to make a supreme effort; at all costs

极目远望 極目遠望 ji2 mu4 yuan3 wang4
as far as the eye can see

极南 極南 ji2 nan2
extreme south

极品 極品 ji2 pin3
best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities

极其 極其 ji2 qi2
extremely

极权 極權 ji2 quan2
totalitarian

极权主义 極權主義 ji2 quan2 zhu3 yi4
totalitarianism

极少 極少 ji2 shao3
very little; very few

极少数 極少數 ji2 shao3 shu4
extremely few; a small minority

极深研几 極深研幾 ji2 shen1 yan2 ji3
deep and detailed investigation (idiom)

极盛时期 極盛時期 ji2 sheng4 shi2 qi1
most flourishing period; Golden Age

极为 極為 ji2 wei2
extremely; exceedingly

极为庞大 極為龐大 ji2 wei2 pang2 da4
monumental

极西 極西 ji2 xi1
"the Far West"; old term for Europe

极细小 極細小 ji2 xi4 xiao3
extremely small; infinitesimal

极限 極限 ji2 xian4
limit; extreme boundary

极限运动 極限運動 ji2 xian4 yun4 dong4
extreme sport

极小 極小 ji2 xiao3
minimal; extremely small

极刑 極刑 ji2 xing2
supreme penalty; execution

极性 極性 ji2 xing4
chemical polarity

极有可能 極有可能 ji2 you3 ke3 neng2
extremely possible; probable

极右分子 極右份子 ji2 you4 fen4 zi3
an extreme right-winger

极右翼 極右翼 ji2 you4 yi4
extreme right (politics)

极值 極值 ji2 zhi2
maxima and minima

极致 極致 ji2 zhi4
peak; pinnacle; ultimate

极轴 極軸 ji2 zhou2
polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates)

极坐标 極座標 ji2 zuo4 biao1
polar coordinates (math.)

极坐标系 極座標系 ji2 zuo4 biao1 xi4
system of polar coordinates

乐极生悲 樂極生悲 le4 ji2 sheng1 bei1
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

两极 兩極 liang3 ji2
the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles

两极分化 兩極分化 liang3 ji2 fen1 hua4
polarization

南北极 南北極 nan2 bei3 ji2
south and north poles

南极 南極 nan2 ji2
south pole

南极界 南極界 nan2 ji2 jie4
Antarctic realm

南极洲 南極洲 nan2 ji2 zhou1
Antarctica

南极洲半岛 南極洲半島 nan2 ji2 zhou1 ban4 dao3
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)

南极座 南極座 nan2 ji2 zuo4
Octans (constellation)

偶极 偶極 ou3 ji2
dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)

否极泰来 否極泰來 pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2
extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

偏极 偏極 pian1 ji2
polarity; polarized (light)

偏极化 偏極化 pian1 ji2 hua4
polarization; polarized

偏极镜 偏極鏡 pian1 ji2 jing4
polarizing lens; polarizer

偏极滤光镜 偏極濾光鏡 pian1 ji2 lv4 guang1 jing4
polarizing filter

穷奢极侈 窮奢極侈 qiong2 she1 ji2 chi3
extravagant in the extreme (idiom)

穷奢极欲 窮奢極欲 qiong2 she1 ji2 yu4
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

三极管 三極管 san1 ji2 guan3
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)

栅极 柵極 shan1 ji2
grid (electronics)

盛极一时 盛極一時 sheng4 ji2 yi1 shi2
all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time

双极 雙極 shuang1 ji2
bipolar

太极 太極 tai4 ji2
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

太极剑 太極劍 tai4 ji2 jian4
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

太极拳 太極拳 tai4 ji2 quan2
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art

太极图 太極圖 tai4 ji2 tu2
diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol; ☯

太极图说 太極圖說 tai4 ji2 tu2 shuo1
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

位极人臣 位極人臣 wei4 ji2 ren2 chen2
to have reached the highest official positions

无极 無極 wu2 ji2
Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊地區|石家庄地区, Hebei; The Promise (name of film by Chen Kaige)

无极 無極 wu2 ji2
everlasting; unbounded

无极县 無極縣 wu2 ji2 xian4
Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei

无所不用其极 無所不用其極 wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2
committing all manner of crimes; completely unscrupulous

物极必反 物極必反 wu4 ji2 bi4 fan3
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)

西方极乐世界 西方極樂世界 xi1 fang1 ji2 le4 shi4 jie4
Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

喜极而泣 喜極而泣 xi3 ji2 er2 qi4
crying tears of joy (idiom)

消极 消極 xiao1 ji2
negative; passive; inactive

旋转极 旋轉極 xuan2 zhuan3 ji2
pole of rotation

阳电极 陽電極 yang2 dian4 ji2
anode; positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)

阳极 陽極 yang2 ji2
anode; positive electrode; positive pole

阴极 陰極 yin1 ji2
cathode; negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)

阴极射线管 陰極射線管 yin1 ji2 she4 xian4 guan3
cathode ray tube

正极 正極 zheng4 ji2
positive pole

至极 至極 zhi4 ji2
very; extremely

终极 終極 zhong1 ji2
ultimate; final

罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zui4 da4 e4 ji2
guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible