最 — Chinese character
最
zuì
most, extremely, exceedingly; superlative
- Pinyin
- zuì
- Radical
- 13 ⼌ (Down Box)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 日 取
- Formation
- ideographic — To take place 取 under the sun 日 (that is, everywhere)
- Japanese
- 最 as a kanji
Common words with 最
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon |
| 最终 (最終) | zuì zhōng | final; ultimate |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum; optimal |
| 最新 | zuì xīn | latest; newest |
| 最初 | zuì chū | first; primary |
| 最为 (最為) | zuì wéi | the most |
| 最少 | zuì shǎo | at least; minimum |
| 最先 | zuì xiān | (the) very first |
| 最高法院 | zuì gāo fǎ yuàn | supreme court |
English words written with 最
最 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 2
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.