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
激发
jīfā
to inspire, to stimulate
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 一个好的问题往往能激发学生继续探索的兴趣。 Yí gè hǎo de wèntí wǎngwǎng néng jīfā xuésheng jìxù tànsuǒ de xìngqù. A good question can often inspire students' interest in continuing to explore.
- 这本书激发了孩子对天文的兴趣。 Zhè běn shū jīfā le háizi duì tiānwén de xìngqù. This book sparked the child's interest in astronomy.
- 音乐常常能激发人的想象力。 Yīnyuè chángcháng néng jīfā rén de xiǎngxiànglì. Music can often stimulate people's imagination.
Related words
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 激动 jīdòng excited
- 激烈 jīliè intense
- 感激 gǎnjī to appreciate, to be grateful
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 激情 jīqíng passion, enthusiasm
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 激光 jīguāng laser
- 激化 jīhuà to intensify; to sharpen; to escalate
- 激活 jīhuó to activate; to stimulate
- 激起 jīqǐ to arouse; to stir up; to cause
- 激素 jīsù hormone