激 jī excite
excite; to arouse; intense
怎么记住“激”: 氵 water + 敫 ancient musical instrument = excite. At the fountain show, water leaps into the air while an ancient musical instrument booms, enough to excite every child in the square.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
激 = 氵 water + 敫 ancient musical instrument
- 氵 water meaning
- 敫 ancient musical instrument sound
At the fountain show, water leaps into the air while an ancient musical instrument booms, enough to excite every child in the square.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the word first meant water that strikes and splashes.
用法
- "To arouse, stir up; intense": 激动 (jīdòng) excited/worked up: 太激动了 (tài jīdòng le) so thrilled/moved; 激烈 (jīliè) fierce (竞争激烈 jìngzhēng jīliè fierce competition).
- 刺激 (cìjī) = to stimulate/provoke, or as adjective "thrilling/exciting": 很刺激 (hěn cìjī) what a rush.
- 感激 (gǎnjī) = deeply grateful (stronger and more formal than 谢谢). Watch 冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) ice cream, where 激 is just phonetic.
含“激”的词语
- 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice creamHSK 3
- 激动jīdòngexciteHSK 4
- 刺激cìjīto provokeHSK 5
- 激烈jīlièintenseHSK 5
- 感激gǎnjīto be gratefulHSK 6
- 激励jīlìto encourageHSK 6
- 激发jīfāto arouseHSK 6
- 激情jīqíngpassionHSK 6
- 激光jīguānglaserHSK 7
- 激化jīhuàto intensifyHSK 7
- 激增jīzēngto increase rapidlyHSK 7
- 激活jīhuóto activateHSK 7
- 激起jīqǐto arouseHSK 7
- 激素jīsùhormoneHSK 9
- 激荡jīdàngto rageHSK 9
例句
- 他很激动，甚至连话都说不出来了。 Tā hěn jīdòng, shènzhì lián huà dōu shuō bu chūlái le.He was so excited that he couldn't utter a word.
- 比赛中双方竞争得很激烈。 Bǐsài zhōng shuāngfāng jìngzhēng de hěn jīliè.Both sides competed fiercely in the game.