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
激化
jīhuà
to intensify; to sharpen; to escalate
Characters in this word
化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
Example phrases
- 若双方继续把贸易争端政治化，矛盾只会进一步激化。 Ruò shuāngfāng jìxù bǎ màoyì zhēngduān zhèngzhìhuà, máodùn zhǐ huì jìnyíbù jīhuà. If both sides continue to politicise the trade dispute, the contradictions will only intensify further.
- 他们俩的矛盾因为一句话激化了。 Tāmen liǎ de máodùn yīnwèi yí jù huà jīhuà le. The conflict between the two of them escalated because of a single remark.
- 对孩子发火只会让问题进一步激化。 Duì háizi fāhuǒ zhǐ huì ràng wèntí jìnyíbù jīhuà. Losing your temper with a child will only make the problem worse.
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
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 激光 jīguāng laser
- 激活 jīhuó to activate; to stimulate
- 激起 jīqǐ to arouse; to stir up; to cause
- 激素 jīsù hormone