激 (jī)

to excite; to agitate; sharp/fierce

How 激 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
激
Simplified
激 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 激

刺激 cìjī
to provoke; to irritate; to upset
激動 jīdòng
to excite; to agitate; exciting
激情 jīqíng
passion; fervor; enthusiasm
偏激 piānjī
extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)
冰激凌 bīngjīlíng
ice cream
刺激性 cìjīxìng
thrilling; exciting; stimulating
感激 gǎnjī
to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
激光 jīguāng
laser
激勵 jīlì
to encourage; to urge; motivation
激怒 jīnù
to infuriate; to enrage; to exasperate
激活 jīhuó
to activate
激烈 jīliè
intense; acute; fierce

激 in a sentence

你先別激動,有話好好說。

Nǐ xiān bié jīdòng, yǒu huà hǎohǎo shuō.

“Don't get so agitated; let's talk this over calmly.”

How common is 激?

激 is the 709th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83% of all running text.

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