极
Definition
* 顶端，最高点，尽头。 登～（帝王即位）。登峰造～。 * 指地球的南北两端或电路、磁体的正负两端。 ～地（极圈以内的地区）。～圈。北～。阴～。 * 尽，达到顶点。 ～力。～目四望。物～必反。 * 最高的，最终的。 ～点。～限。～端。～致。 * 副词：表示最高程度：～其。～为（ wéi ）
extreme, utmost, furthest, final
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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