消极 xiāojí negative

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Traditional: 消極

Stroke order

消极 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

消极 — the Chinese character for negative (xiāojí), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 消极 — negative

消 — 10 strokes
极 — 7 strokes

Senses

negative
passive
inactive

Characters in 消极

消 xiāo — to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
极 jí — extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

消极 is pronounced xiāojí and means “negative”.

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