激

jī

to arouse

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

water (氵) + phonetic (敫) = water whipped into fierce motion

敫 lends the sound jī; the water radical carries the meaning — water roused into turbulence becomes a rushing, violent force.

氵+敫→激
敫No independent semantic contribution herePhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

他的话激起了大家的热情。

tā de huà jī qǐ le dà jiā de rè qíng。

His words aroused everyone's enthusiasm.

教练用这些话来激他更努力地训练。

jiào liàn yòng zhè xiē huà lái jī tā gèng nǔ lì de xùn liàn。

The coach used these words to stimulate him into training harder.

Words with 激

激昂

jī áng

impassioned

刺激性

cì jī xìng

thrilling

感激不尽

gǎn jī bù jìn

can't thank sb enough (idiom)

雄激素

xióng jī sù

male hormone

激光器

jī guāng qì

laser

激烈

jī liè

(of competition or fighting) intense

过激

guò jī

drastic

雄性激素

xióng xìng jī sù

male hormone

雌性激素

cí xìng jī sù

estrogen

雌激素

cí jī sù

estrogen

并激

bìng jī

parallel excitation

偏激

piān jī

extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)

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