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Chinese symbol for “ultimate”

终极
zhōng jí
Traditional: 終極
ultimate; final

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ultimate is 终极 (zhōng jí), defined as: ultimate; final.

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

终 zhōng
end; finally, in the end
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ultimate”

WordPinyinMeaning
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
极致 (極致)jí zhìpeak; pinnacle
绝赞 (絕讚)jué zànamazing; awesome

Related words

Other words that share a character with 终极.

WordPinyinMeaning
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
终于 (終於)zhōng yúat last; in the end
始终 (始終)shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along
终止 (終止)zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate
终身 (終身)zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life
终结 (終結)zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme

See also: Japanese symbol for “ultimate”.

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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