激
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jī · to arouse, to incite

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 激

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jīWords pronounced jī
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Example sentences

Notice where 激 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men méi yǒu bīng jī líng.我们没有冰激凌。

We don't have any ice.

Source: Tatoeba #10062414 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kuài yào jī dòng dé shuō bù chū huà lái le.我快要激动得说不出话来了。

I'm getting choked up.

Source: Tatoeba #8744640 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jīn nián zuò de zuì cì jī de shì shì shén me?你今年做的最刺激的事是什么?

What's the most exciting thing you've done this year?

Source: Tatoeba #13046619 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de hěn gǎn jī nǐ suǒ zuò de yí qiè.我真的很感激你所做的一切。

I really appreciate what you've done.

Source: Tatoeba #852215 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège zhěn suǒ zhèng zài zuò jī guāng shǒu shù.这个诊所正在做激光手术。

This clinic is doing laser surgery.

Source: Tatoeba #8654617 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jī dòng dé shuì bù zhe.我激动得睡不着。

I'm too excited to sleep.

Source: Tatoeba #9501196 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 激 in context

  1. Say jī, then recall the core meaning: to arouse, to incite.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 冰激凌 (bīng jī líng), meaning “ice cream”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 激 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.