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
激励
jīlì
to encourage, to motivate
Characters in this word
励 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老师的一句话激励了他多年，直到他考上理想的大学。 Lǎoshī de yí jù huà jīlì le tā duōnián, zhídào tā kǎo shàng lǐxiǎng de dàxué. One sentence from the teacher motivated him for years, until he got into his ideal university.
- 教练的话激励着每一个队员努力训练。 Jiàoliàn de huà jīlìzhe měi yí gè duìyuán nǔlì xùnliàn. The coach's words motivate every team member to train hard.
- 公司用奖金来激励员工认真工作。 Gōngsī yòng jiǎngjīn lái jīlì yuángōng rènzhēn gōngzuò. The company uses bonuses to motivate employees to work conscientiously.
Related words
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 激动 jīdòng excited
- 激烈 jīliè intense
- 感激 gǎnjī to appreciate, to be grateful
- 激发 jīfā to inspire, to stimulate
- 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