激

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

16 strokes Dict coverage rank #910 U+6FC0

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 敫 (phonetic, jiǎo)

components: 氵敫

excite · Heisig RSH #497

taskmaster + 白 white + 水 water + compass

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 敫

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 敫 (jiǎo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
敫 sound component	jiǎo	ancient musical instrument
缴	jiǎo	to deliver, to submit, to hand over
邀	yāo	to invite, to welcome; to intercept, to meet
徼	jiǎo	border, frontier; to inspect, to patrol
皦	jiǎo	white; bright, brilliant; clear

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
化学激光器	huà xué jī guāng qì	chemical laser
激光打印机	jī guāng dǎ yìn jī	laser printer
生长激素	shēng zhǎng jī sù	growth hormone
激进分子	jī jìn fèn zǐ	variant of 激進分子\|激进分子[ji1 jin4 fen4 zi3]
激进分子	jī jìn fèn zǐ	radical; extremist
动情激素	dòng qíng jī sù	estrogen
激进主义	jī jìn zhǔ yì	radicalism
激光器	jī guāng qì	laser
激光二极管	jī guāng èr jí guǎn	laser diode
应激反应	yìng jī fǎn yìng	(physiological etc) stress
应激性	yìng jī xìng	irritable; sensitive; excitable
性激素	xìng jī sù	sex hormone
激进化	jī jìn huà	radicalization; to radicalize
激光雷达	jī guāng léi dá	lidar
外激素	wài jī sù	pheromone
糖皮质激素	táng pí zhì jī sù	glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
无任感激	wú rèn gǎn jī	deeply obliged
激进武装	jī jìn wǔ zhuāng	armed extremists
激子	jī zǐ	exciton (physics)
激动	jī dòng	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite