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Chinese symbol for “aroused”

激奋
jī fèn
Traditional: 激奮
aroused; excited

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aroused is 激奋 (jī fèn), defined as: aroused; excited.

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Characters and stroke order

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
奋 fèn
to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “aroused”

WordPinyinMeaning
心动 (心動)xīn dòngheartbeat; heart rate; (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激奋.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto 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 dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
激发 (激發)jī fāto arouse; to stimulate
激励 (激勵)jī lìto encourage; to urge
激情jī qíngpassion; fervor
兴奋 (興奮)xīng fènexcited; excitement
奋斗 (奮鬥)fèn dòuto strive; to struggle

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