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极(極) jí utmost, very, extremely in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is the pictograph 木 mù “tree.” This radical is referred to colloquially as 木字旁 mùzìpáng “side made up of the character 木.” When 木 is written at the left of a character as a radical, its last stroke is shortened so that it doesn’t collide with the component to its right. Phonetic of the simplified form is 及 jí “reach” or “come up to,” while the phonetic of the traditional version is 焏 jí. “Trees” 木 can “reach” 及 an “extreme” 极 (極) height.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- …极了 (…極了) -jíle extremely [PT]
- 近极了 (近極了) jìnjíle extremely close
- 好极了 (好極了) hăojíle “Great!” “Fantastic!” [IE]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPFbpeMn7Y
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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