积极
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
积极 (jījí) · active
积极 (jījí) means “active; positive; energetic”. It is written with 2 characters: 积 (to store up) + 极 (extremely). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 积极 is built
The characters
积 jī · to store up
What 积 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
极 jí · extremely
What 极 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他上课很积极。Tā shàngkè hěn jījí.He is very active in class.
他积极参加学校的活动。Tā jījí cānjiā xuéxiào de huódòng.He takes an active part in school activities.
Questions about 积极
What does 积极 mean?
积极 (jījí) means “active; positive; energetic”.
How do you pronounce 积极?
积极 is pronounced jījí.
Which HSK level is 积极?
积极 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 面积miànjīarea
- 积累jīlěito accumulate
- 堆积duījīto pile up
- 体积tǐjīvolume
- 极了jíleextremely
- 极其jíqíextremely
- 太极拳tàijíquántai chi
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 北极běijíthe North Pole
- 极端jíduānextreme
Learn 积极 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.