Chinese symbol for “extreme”
极端
jí duān
Traditional: 極端
extreme
The closest CC-CEDICT match for extreme is 极端 (jí duān), defined as: extreme.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “extreme”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏激 | piān jī | extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 激进 (激進) | jī jìn | radical; extreme |
| 过激 (過激) | guò jī | drastic; extreme |
| 淋漓 | lín lí | dripping wet; pouring |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 极端.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 积极 (積極) | jī jí | active; energetic |
| 极为 (極為) | jí wéi | extremely; exceedingly |
| 极大 (極大) | jí dà | enormous; great; (math.) maximum |
| 极其 (極其) | jí qí | extremely |
| 极度 (極度) | jí dù | extremely |
| 高端 | gāo duān | high-end |
| 客户端 (客戶端) | kè hù duān | client (computing) |
| 终端 (終端) | zhōng duān | end; terminal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “extreme”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.