最

zuì = zu + ei4

variant of 最[zui4]

zuì = zu + ei4

old variant of 最[zui4]

zuì = zu + ei4

most / the most / -est (superlative suffix)

最 = 取 + 日 : Zapatista Zebra finds a bloody ear in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. The sun has been shining on it, and Zapatista Zebra thinks it's the most disgusting smell ever.

最 character breakdown

最
- 取
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
  - 耳
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 曰
  - 一
  - 囗

qǔ = qu + Ø3

to take / to get / to choose / to fetch

取 = 又 + 耳 : When Mike Tyson was fighting against Evander Holyfield, he did not only beat Evander's ear with his boxing glove. Imagine this fight in the space station with cupid as referee.

取 = 又 + 耳 : In other characters: A bloody ear.

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

yue̅ = yu + e1

to speak / to say

曰 = 囗 + 一 : Yu the Great is selling flutes in front of the elevator. She has a whole box of them, and she's advertising them by using a microphone.

Characters with 最 as component

cuo̅ = cu + o1

to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]

zuǒ = zu + o3

classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]

zuì = zu + ei4

to assemble / small

zuo̅ = zu + o1

(coll.) to suck

chuài = chu + ai4

(literary) to gnaw / to eat ravenously

zui̅ = zu + ei1

knag / a kind of sled used to cross a muddy area (old)

Words with 最

lowest point / minimum (point)

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom) / the final straw

Pareto efficiency (economics) / Pareto optimality

radioactive hot spot

lit. low tide / fig. the lowest point (e.g. of a relationship)

lowest point / nadir

minimum

minimalist theory

lowest voice / lowest pitch / lowest note

best interests

hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)

Sentences with 最

zài

nà

li

nǐ

shì

zuì

dà

de

la

gǎn

kuài

xiè

e̅n

ba

Your position is the highest at the imperial stables. Hurry and express your gratitude.