Chinese symbol for “impassioned”
激昂
jī áng
impassioned; worked up
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impassioned is 激昂 (jī áng), defined as: impassioned; worked up.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “impassioned”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慷慨激昂 | kāng kǎi jī áng | impassioned; vehement |
| 慨 | kǎi | (bound form) impassioned; deeply affected (esp. with indignation or sorrow); (bound form) generous; magnanimous |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 激昂.
| 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 |
| 昂贵 (昂貴) | áng guì | expensive; costly |
| 高昂 | gāo áng | to hold (one's head) high; expensive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “impassioned”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.