极

jí

extremely

pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

wood (木) + reach (及) = the utmost point

木 anchors the meaning: the top of a tree is as far as a tree can reach, the ultimate point. 及 mainly contributes the sound jí; its sense of 'reaching' happens to echo the idea of an outermost limit.

木+及→极

及To reachPhonetic

木TreeSemantic

Words with 极

否极泰来

pǐ jí tài lái

extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)

极度

jí dù

extremely

电极

diàn jí

electrode

阴极

yīn jí

cathode

阴极射线管

yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

阳极

yáng jí

anode; positive electrode; positive pole

阳电极

yáng diàn jí

anode

双极

shuāng jí

bipolar

齐纳二极管

qí nà èr jí guǎn

Zener diode

三极管

sān jí guǎn

triode (vacuum tube or transistor)

二极管

èr jí guǎn

diode

位极人臣

wèi jí rén chén

to have reached the highest official positions

More characters with 木

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