Chinese symbol for “arouse”
激发
jī fā
Traditional: 激發
to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arouse is 激发 (jī fā), defined as: to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “arouse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 激起 | jī qǐ | to arouse; to evoke |
| 激 | jī | to arouse; to incite |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 发动 (發動) | fā dòng | to start; to launch |
| 勾 | gōu | to attract; to arouse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 激发.
| 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) |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion; fervor |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arouse”.
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