Chinese symbol for “active”
积极
jī jí
Traditional: 積極
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for active is 积极 (jī jí), defined as: active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “active”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活跃 (活躍) | huó yuè | active; lively |
| 好动 (好動) | hào dòng | active; restless |
| 主动 (主動) | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
| 活泼 (活潑) | huó po | lively; vivacious |
| 活性 | huó xìng | (chemistry) activity; active |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 积极.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面积 (面積) | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area |
| 积累 (積累) | jī lěi | to accumulate; accumulation |
| 积分 (積分) | jī fēn | integral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) |
| 累积 (累積) | lěi jī | to accumulate |
| 体积 (體積) | tǐ jī | volume (amount of space an object occupies) |
| 极端 (極端) | jí duān | extreme |
| 极为 (極為) | jí wéi | extremely; exceedingly |
| 极大 (極大) | jí dà | enormous; great; (math.) maximum |
See also: Japanese symbol for “active”.
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