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极 (極) jí

jí 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; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64; Norman 1988, p. 127; Unihan '極').
jí adverb utmost; furthest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: In the sense of 最高 or 最大 (Guoyu '極' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '極' 4, p. 185; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64; Unihan '極')
jí noun extremity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尽头 (Guoyu '極' n 2; Kroll 2015 '極' 3, p. 185; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64)
jí 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, p. 185; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64)
jí 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, p. 185)
jí noun a standard principle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '極' 1a)
jí noun pinnacle; summit; highpoint
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '極' 2, p. 185; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64)
jí 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; Mathews 1931 '極', p. 64)
jí noun throne
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 君位 (Guoyu '極' n 1)
jí adjective urgent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 亟 (Kroll 2015 '極' 5, p. 185)
jí noun an electrical pole; a node
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
Notes: As in the positive and negative nodes of a battery (Guoyu '極' n 4)
jí noun highest point; parama
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: parama, Japanese: goku, or: kyoku, or: goki (BCSD '極', p. 661; MW 'parama'; SH '極', p. 403; Unihan '極')

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俱不极成(俱不極成) non-approval of both sides
极光净天(極光淨天) ābhāsvara deva
极妙穷玄(極妙窮玄) extremely subtle and profound
极微(極微) atom; particle; paramāṇu
极微尘(極微塵) atom; particle; paramāṇu
1. 当挫败困厄的时候要能不气不馁不恼 2.当恐惧徬徨的时候要能无忧无虑无苦 3.当遭受批评的时候要能反省惭愧改正 4.当遇到瓶颈的时候要能积极向上进取(1. 當挫敗困厄的時候要能不氣不餒不惱 2.當恐懼徬徨的時候要能無憂無慮無苦 3.當遭受批評的時候要能反省慚愧改正 4.當遇到瓶頸的時候要能積極向上進取) 1. In times of setback and adversity, do not get angry, depressed or troubled. 2. In times of fear and confusion, do not worry, get anxious, or suffer. 3. In times of criticism, remember to introspect, repent, and correct one's wrongdoings. 4. In times of stagnation, be positive and willing to forge ahead.
极乐(極樂) bliss ; ultimate bliss
四极重感堕罪(四極重感墮罪) four grievous sins; four pārājikas
能别不极成过(能別不極成過) the error of non-approval of the qualifier
极成(極成) agreed by both sides; mutually accepted; prasiddha
极乐寺(極樂寺) Jile Temple
极略色(極略色) a minute object; an atom
极乐国土(極樂國土) Land of Bliss; Sukhāvatī

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Scroll 32 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 85 , has parallel version
Scroll 128 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 72 , has parallel version
Scroll 65 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 72 , has parallel version
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: 55
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 , has parallel version
Scroll 590 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 44 , has parallel version
Scroll 21 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 43 , has parallel version