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
激情
jīqíng
passion, enthusiasm
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他演讲时充满激情，很快就调动了全场的情绪。 Tā yǎnjiǎng shí chōngmǎn jīqíng, hěn kuài jiù diàodòng le quánchǎng de qíngxù. When he spoke, he was full of passion and quickly stirred the emotions of the whole audience.
- 比赛进行到最后，观众依然充满激情。 Bǐsài jìnxíng dào zuìhòu, guānzhòng yīrán chōngmǎn jīqíng. Even at the very end of the match, the spectators were still full of passion.
- 年轻人对新工作充满激情，每天都很早到公司。 Niánqīngrén duì xīn gōngzuò chōngmǎn jīqíng, měitiān dōu hěn zǎo dào gōngsī. The young man is full of enthusiasm for his new job and arrives at the office early every day.
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
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 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