北极 běijí▶ ártico

Stroke order

北极 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 北 — 5 strokes
• 极 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. the North Pole
2. the north magnetic pole

Related words

• 极端extremo
• 极限límite
• 南辕北辙no tener nada en común
• 极其extremadamente
• 消极negativo
• 太极拳Tai chi

北极 is pronounced běijí and means “ártico”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 北极 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.