# 极

| 极 | U+6781, &#26497; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6781 |
| ← 枀 [U+6780] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 枂 → [U+6782] |

## Translingual
### Han character

极 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 木弓竹水 (DNHE), four-corner 4794$_7$, composition ⿰木及)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 514, character 17
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14519
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1161, character 9
* Unihan data for U+6781

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 趿 | *sqʰɯːb |
| 鈒 | *sqʰɯːb, *sqʰrɯb |
| 靸 | *sqʰɯːb, *sqʰaːb |
| 馺 | *sqʰɯːb |
| 砐 | *ŋɡɯːb |
| 魥 | *ŋɡɯːb, *kʰab |
| 扱 | *skʰrɯːb |
| 笈 | *skʰrɯːb, *ɡrab, *ɡab, *ɡrɯb |
| 衱 | *ɡrab, *kab |
| 极 | *ɡrab, *ɡab |
| 昅 | *ɡab |
| 雭 | *sqʰrɯb |
| 急 | *krɯb |
| 級 | *krɯb |
| 汲 | *krɯb |
| 芨 | *krɯb |
| 伋 | *krɯb |
| 彶 | *krɯb |
| 及 | *ɡrɯb |
| 岌 | *ŋɡrɯb |
| 吸 | *qʰrɯb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡrab, *ɡab): semantic 木 (“tree, wood”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb).

### Etymology 1

* For pronunciation and definitions of 极 – see 極 (“ridgepole; ridgepiece; highest position; top rank; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 極).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jí (ji$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jí
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jí
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: gjep
Rime :
| Character | 极 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 葉 (156) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 其輒切 |
| Baxter | gjep |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡˠiᴇp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡᵚiɛp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡiæp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /gjiap̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡjɛp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡĭɛp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gi̯ɛp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jié |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gip$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡrab/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 极 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 5649 |
| Phonetic component | 及 |
| Rime group | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 衱 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡrab/ |

##### Definitions

极
* (historical dictionaries only) wooden rack on donkey

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jí (ji$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jí
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jí
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: gjaep
Rime :
| Character | 极 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 業 (147) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 巨業切 |
| Baxter | gjaep |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡɨɐp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡiɐp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡiɐp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /gɨap̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡiap̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡĭɐp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gi̯ɐp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jié |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gip$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡab/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 极 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 5654 |
| Phonetic component | 及 |
| Rime group | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 跲 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡab/ |

##### Definitions

极
* (historical dictionaries only) to insert

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* extreme
* utmost
* furthest
* final

#### Readings

(Can we verify this pronunciation?)
* Go-on: ごう (gō)
* Kan-on: きゅう (kyū)
* Kun: にぐら (nigura, 极)

## Korean
### Hanja

极 • (geuk) (hangeul 극, revised geuk, McCune–Reischauer kŭk, Yale kuk)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

极: Hán Nôm readings: cực
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