Sentence #1397034 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 极其 is built
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极jíextremely
木tree · mùMeaning part
及to extend · jíSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 及 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.
其qíhis
甘sweet · gān
一one · yī
八eight · bā
Memory aidDrawn from a winnowing basket. That meaning moved to 箕 (jī), and 其 came to mean “its, that”.
How to write 极其
极 7 strokes · 其 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 极其 (jíqí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
Say it jíqí: jí with a 2nd tone, then qí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 极其 is written 極其. The pronunciation is the same.
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极其 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
极jí2nd tone, rising
