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.

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他的话起了大家的热情。

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

过激

guò jī

drastic

雄性激素

xióng xìng jī sù

male hormone

雄激素

xióng 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)

催乳激素

cuī rǔ jī sù

prolactin

刺激

cì jī

to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite

刺激剂

cì jī jì

irritant agent

刺激性

cì jī xìng

thrilling

刺激物

cì jī wù

stimulus

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