Chinese characters : List with all references

Character: 極

Modern (Beijing) reading: jí

Preclassic Old Chinese: gǝk

Classic Old Chinese: gǝk

Western Han Chinese: gǝk

Eastern Han Chinese: gǝk

Early Postclassic Chinese: gɨk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gɨk

Late Postclassic Chinese: gɨk

Middle Chinese: gik

English meaning : to reach the end, come to, attain; highest point, ridge-pole, limit; attainment, center, middle point, correctness

Russian meaning[s]: 1) в высшей степени; крайне; крайний; 2) конек крыши; 3) крайняя оконечность, полюс; 4) кончиться; дойти до конца, доводить до предела

Comments: For *g cf. Xiamen, Fuzhou kik⁸, Chaozhou kek⁸, Jianou ki⁸.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 71

Karlgren code: 0910 e-f

Vietnamese reading: cụ'c

Shijing occurrences: 54.4_, 58.4_

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kǝ̆k ( ~ g-, q-, G-)

Meaning: limit, peak

Chinese: 極 *gǝk to reach the end, come to, attain.

Burmese: LB *khak reaching its peak; expensive (in price).

Comments: Here perhaps Cuona kɔk.35 theʔ.53, Manipuri kok 'head'.