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
激荡
jīdàng
to surge; to reverberate; to stir
Characters in this word
荡 dàng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 汤 soup, gravy, broth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 改革开放初期的思想激荡，深刻改变了一代知识分子的精神视野。 Gǎigé kāifàng chūqī de sīxiǎng jīdàng, shēnkè gǎibiàn le yídài zhīshì fènzǐ de jīngshén shìyě. The intellectual ferment of the early reform and opening-up period profoundly changed the mental horizons of a generation of intellectuals.
- 海浪激荡着礁石，发出巨大的声响。 Hǎilàng jīdàng zhe jiāoshí, fāchū jùdà de shēngxiǎng. The waves surged against the reef with a tremendous roar.
- 听完这首歌，我心里激荡着说不出的感动。 Tīng wán zhè shǒu gē, wǒ xīnlǐ jīdàng zhe shuō bù chū de gǎndòng. After hearing this song, my heart surged with an emotion I could not put into words.
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
- 激情 jīqíng passion, enthusiasm
- 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