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
激起
jīqǐ
to arouse; to stir up; to cause
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片再次激起公众对城市记忆保护的讨论。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn zàicì jīqǐ gōngzhòng duì chéngshì jìyì bǎohù de tǎolùn. This documentary once again stirred public discussion about preserving urban memory.
- 石头掉进池塘里，激起一圈圈水波。 Shítou diào jìn chítáng lǐ, jīqǐ yì quānquān shuǐbō. The stone fell into the pond and stirred up ring after ring of ripples.
- 他的那番话激起了大家的兴趣。 Tā de nà fān huà jīqǐ le dàjiā de xìngqù. What he said aroused everyone's interest.
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
- 激化 jīhuà to intensify; to sharpen; to escalate
- 激活 jīhuó to activate; to stimulate
- 激素 jīsù hormone