激

jī

arouse, excite, incite; quickly

How to write 激, stroke by stroke

to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 敫

Made of 氵 + 敫

激动jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
感激gǎn jīto be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激情jī qíngpassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
激怒jī nùto infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate
激活jī huóto activate
激励jī lìto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
激光jī guānglaser
激发jī fāto arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite
激进jī jìnradical; extreme; extremist

我真的很感激你所做的一切。
wǒ zhēn de hěn gǎn jī nǐ suǒ zuò de yí qiè 。
I really appreciate what you've done.
我激动得睡不着。
wǒ jī dòng dé shuì bù zhe 。
I'm too excited to sleep.
我们激烈的讨论了这个问题。
wǒ men jī liè de tǎo lùn le zhè ge wèn tí 。
We had a heated discussion about it.
她被我的话给激怒了。
tā bèi wǒ de huà gěi jī nù le 。
She took offence at my word.
他的演说激励了所有的男孩。
tā de yǎn shuō jī lì le suǒ yǒu de nán hái 。
His speech inspired all the boys.