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Chinese symbol for “extremely”

极
jí
Traditional: 極
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

The closest CC-CEDICT match for extremely is 极 (jí), defined as: extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “extremely”

WordPinyinMeaning
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极其 (極其)jí qíextremely
极度 (極度)jí dùextremely
极了 (極了)jí leextremely; exceedingly
要死yào sǐextremely; awfully

Related words

Other words that share a character with 极.

WordPinyinMeaning
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum
极其 (極其)jí qíextremely
极度 (極度)jí dùextremely

See also: Japanese symbol for “extremely”.

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.

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