奮

fèn

strive, exert effort; arouse

How to write 奮, stroke by stroke

to exert oneself (bound form)

Ideographic: A man 大 working on the farm 田

Made of 大 + 隹 + 田

興奮xīng fènexcited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
奮鬥fèn dòuto strive; to struggle
奮戰fèn zhànto fight bravely; (fig.) to struggle; to work hard
奮力fèn lìto do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
興奮劑xīng fèn jìstimulant; doping (in athletics)
勤奮qín fènhardworking; diligent
振奮zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire
亢奮kàng fènexcited; stimulated
奮起fèn qǐto rise vigorously; a spirited start
令人振奮lìng rén zhèn fèninspiring; exciting; rousing
自告奮勇zì gào fèn yǒngto volunteer for; to offer to undertake
孤軍奮戰gū jūn fèn zhànlit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support

我興奮得吃不下任何東西。
wǒ xīng fèn dé chī bú xià rèn hé dōng xī 。
I'm too excited to eat anything.
生命是一份禮物，你需要為此奮鬥。
shēng mìng shì yí fèn lǐ wù ， nǐ xū yào wéi cǐ fèn dòu 。
Life is a gift and you have to fight for it.
父親是個勤奮的人。
fù qīn shì gè qín fèn de rén 。
Dad is a hard worker.
他年輕時很勤奮工作。
tā nián qīng shí hěn qín fèn gōng zuò 。
In his younger days he worked very hard.
他奮不顧身地把遇溺的男孩救了起來。
tā fèn bú gù shēn dì bǎ yù nì de nán hái jiù le qǐ lái 。
He saved the drowning boy at the risk of his own life.