極
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
极
=
及
+
木
:
As Joan of Arc (ji) and Yuwen Huaji (及) pass over the north pole (及) at Christmas just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) they decide to celebrate this moment by having a little contest. Between them there is a rather large Christmas tree (木) and they decide that whoever climbs to its top (极) first is the winner.
極 character breakdown
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
Characters with 極 as component
極
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 極
to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1]
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned
committing all manner of crimes / completely unscrupulous
Sentences with 極
極 currently does not appear in any sentence.