extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top

= + : 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

urgent
repeatedly / frequently
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

Characters with 極 as component

極 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 極

active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
ultimate / final
very / extremely
guilty of terrible crimes (idiom) / reprehensible
zeal / initiative / enthusiasm / activity
tremendously popular for a while
magnetic pole
negative pole / cathode
enthusiast / (political) activist
all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time
bungee jumping (loanword)
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
active response / energetic response
extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)
Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

Sentences with 極

極 currently does not appear in any sentence.