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Chinese symbol for “infuriate”

激怒
jī nù
to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for infuriate is 激怒 (jī nù), defined as: to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate.

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Characters and stroke order

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
怒 nù
anger, passion, rage
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “infuriate”

WordPinyinMeaning
气死 (氣死)qì sǐto infuriate; to be furious

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激怒.

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
愤怒 (憤怒)fèn nùangry; indignant
怒火nù huǒrage; fury

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