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.

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
交流	jiāo liú	to 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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