极 (極) jí
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adverb
extremely / very
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 很 or 甚. 极 is one of the few adverbs that can act as a complement, placed after an adjective or verb, followed by the particle 了. It may be used in this sense in both modern and Literary Chinese. For exmaple, 美极了 'very beautiful' (Guoyu '極' adv 2; Norman 1988, p. 127; Unihan '極'). -
adverb
utmost / furthest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Comparison 比较
Notes: In the sense of 最高 or 最大 (Guoyu '極' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '極' 4; Unihan '極') -
noun
extremity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尽头 (Guoyu '極' n 2; Kroll 2015 '極' 3) -
noun
ridge-beam of a roof
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 极 is synonymous with 栋 in this sense. Etymology (Shuo Wen): 極：棟也。 (Kroll 2015 '極' 1) -
verb
to exhaust
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 极 is synonymous with 栋 in this sense (Guoyu '極' v; Kroll 2015 '極' 3a) -
noun
a standard principle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '極' 1a) -
noun
pinnacle / summit / highpoint
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '極' 2) -
noun
pole
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 南极 'south pole' and 北极 'north pole' (Guoyu '極' n 3) -
noun
throne
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 君位 (Guoyu '極' n 1) -
adjective
urgent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 亟 (Kroll 2015 '極' 5) -
noun
an electrical pole / a node
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics 物理
Notes: As in the positive and negative nodes of a battery (Guoyu '極' n 4)
Contained in
- 消极(消極) negative / passive / inactive ; 1. passive; 2. negative
- 极乐世界(極樂世界) Western Pure Land / Sukhāvatī ; Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss
- 极乐(極樂) bliss ; ultimate bliss
- 西方极乐世界(西方極樂世界) Western Pure Land / Sukhāvatī
- 普遍极喜母(普遍極喜母) Tara / Kun-nas bskor-rab-dgah-ba
- 布施度无极(布施度無極) dāna-pāramitā / the paramita of generosity
- 度无极(度無極) paramita / perfection
- 六度无极(六度無極) Six Paramitas / Six Perfections
- 戒度无极(戒度無極) sila-paramita / the paramita of proper conduct
- 忍辱度无极(忍辱度無極) ksanti-paramita / the paramita of tolerance / the paramita of forbearance
- 精进度无极(精進度無極) virya-paramita / the paramita of diligence
- 禅度无极(禪度無極) dhyana-paramita / the paramita of meditative concentration
- 明度无极(明度無極) prajna-paramita / perfection of wisdom
- 极无间(極無間) Avici Hell
- 极乐净土(極樂淨土) Western Pure Land / Sukhāvatī ; Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss
- 无极宝三昧经(無極寶三昧經) Wu Ji Bao Sanmei Jing
- 佛说道神足无极变化经(佛說道神足無極變化經) Fo Shuo Dao Shenzu Wu Ji Bianhua Jing
- 道神足无极变化经(道神足無極變化經) Dao Shenzu Wu Ji Bianhua Jing
- 极乐愿文(極樂願文) Jile Yuan Wen
Also contained in
极大 、 积极 、 极端 、 极好 、 极了 、 积极性 、 极其 、 极度 、 极力 、 极限 、 两极 、 极少 、 电极 、 集电极 、 三极管 、 磁极 、 极点 、 极致 、 皇太极 、 极盛 、 北极地区 、 极为 、 太极 、 北极 、 极品 、 极性 、 皇极经世 、 三极 、 南极 、 南极洲 、 北极星 、 无极
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 32 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 85
- Scroll 65 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 72
- Scroll 128 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 72
- Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Bao Rulai Sanmei Jing 《佛說寶如來三昧經》 — count: 65
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 《四分律行事鈔資持記》 — count: 59
- Scroll 8 Fo Shuo Li Shi Apitan Lun 《佛說立世阿毘曇論》 — count: 50
- Scroll 1 Wu Ji Bao Sanmei Jing 《無極寶三昧經》 — count: 49
- Scroll 345 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 45
- Scroll 590 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 44
- Scroll 21 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 43