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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Homophones

鸡jī
chicken
积jī
to amass, to accumulate
几jī
almost
几jī
small table
基jī
(bound form) base, foundation
奇jī
odd (number)

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