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極

简 极 · 繁 極
Mandarin · pinyin jí

Meanings

  1. extremely
  2. pole (geography, physics)
  3. utmost
  4. top
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極
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极
jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gik1 · gik6

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) ridgepole; ridgepiece
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) highest position; top rank
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) throne; seat of state
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) highest point; top; peak
  5. extremity; limit; end; utmost point
  6. extreme; of the highest degree; utmost; furthest; final
  7. extremely; exceedingly; very
  8. (after adjectives) to the extreme
  9. (Cantonese, after verbs) at great length; repeatedly or continuously
  10. (Cantonese, after adjectives) at most
  11. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) highest norm; highest standard
  12. (Wu) to be anxious; to worry; to disturb oneself
  13. (Wu) to fear
  14. (Wu) to deny a wrongdoing; to cheat
  15. (geography, physics) pole
  16. (astronomy) synonym of 北極星 /北极星 (Běijíxīng), North Star, Polaris
  17. quindecillion (10⁴⁸)
  18. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to reach (the limit or standard)
  19. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to exhaust; to do one's utmost
  20. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to study deeply; to examine deeply
  21. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 殛 (jí, “to punish”)

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亟 (“fast; speedy”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亟 (“anxiously”)

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亟 (“repeatedly”)

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