最

最 zuì

“most”

Radical: 曰 Strokes: 12 Level: HSK 2

How 最 is built — stacked top over bottom

日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
取
to take
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

Origin

To take place 取 under the sun 日 (that is, everywhere)

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