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Chinese symbol for “whitewater”

激流
jī liú
torrent; torrential current; whitewater

The closest CC-CEDICT match for whitewater is 激流 (jī liú), defined as: torrent; torrential current; whitewater.

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Characters and stroke order

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激流.

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
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

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