激 jī
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 敫 ancient musical instrument
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
激烈
jīliè
intense
Characters in this word
烈 liè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 列 a line 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 比赛很激烈。 Bǐsài hěn jīliè. The match is very intense.
- 争论很激烈。 Zhēnglùn hěn jīliè. The argument is very intense.
- 风雨很激烈。 Fēngyǔ hěn jīliè. The wind and rain are very strong.
Related words
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 激动 jīdòng excited
- 强烈 qiángliè intense; strong
- 热烈 rèliè warm; enthusiastic
- 面临 miànlín to face; to be faced with
- 著名 zhùmíng famous
- 奋斗 fèndòu to struggle; to work hard
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 率先 shuàixiān to be the first
- 表扬 biǎoyáng to praise
- 圆满 yuánmǎn successful
- 赢得 yíngdé to win; to earn