激
jī
#709 most
frequent character
to arouse, to incite, to excite
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
激 jī first meant water 氵 whose flow is cut off; 敫 jiǎo supplies the sound. That grew into water spurting under pressure, then into 'to stimulate' and 'excited'.
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