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激 — to arouse; to incite; to excite

to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce

Pinyin
jī
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 激: 16 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

激 — 16 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 激 in the HSK syllabus: 15

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice creamHSK 3
  2. 激动jīdòngto move emotionally; to stir up; to exciteHSK 4
  3. 刺激cìjīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to exciteHSK 5
  4. 激烈jīlièintense; fierce; acute; impassioned; vehementHSK 5
  5. 感激gǎnjīto be grateful; to appreciate; thankfulHSK 6
  6. 激发jīfāto arouse; to stimulate; to exciteHSK 6
  7. 激励jīlìto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentiveHSK 6
  8. 激情jīqíngpassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotionHSK 6
  9. 激荡jīdàngto rage; to dash; to surgeHSK 7–9
  10. 激光jīguānglaserHSK 7–9
  11. 激化jīhuàto intensifyHSK 7–9
  12. 激活jīhuóto activateHSK 7–9
  13. 激起jīqǐto arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir upHSK 7–9
  14. 激素jīsùhormoneHSK 7–9
  15. 激增jīzēngto increase rapidly; to shoot upHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.