極 = 木 + 亟

極 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “extreme”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 亟 (urgently).

Keyword: extreme
Pinyin (Mandarin): jí
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: extreme, utmost, furthest, final, дальний, крайний, окончательный, utmost, furthest, final
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 極 poles

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
亟 urgently

How to find 極 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “urgently”. 極 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 極 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.