激 — Chinese character
激
jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
- Pinyin
- jī
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 氵 敫
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 敫
- Japanese
- 激 as a kanji
Common words with 激
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 激动 (激動) | jī dòng | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions) |
| 激发 (激發) | jī fā | to arouse; to stimulate |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion; fervor |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful; to appreciate |
| 激进 (激進) | jī jìn | radical; extreme |
| 激光 | jī guāng | laser |
| 激起 | jī qǐ | to arouse; to evoke |
| 激活 | jī huó | to activate |
| 激怒 | jī nù | to infuriate; to enrage |
English words written with 激
激 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 3
- Art of War 5.12
- Mencius 6A.2
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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