◎ 激 jī

〈動〉

(1) (形声. 本义:水势受阻遏后腾涌或飞溅)

(2) 同本义 [surge]

激,水碍袤疾波也。 --Shuowen (说文)

激行之，可使在山。 --Meng Zi

The speed of the water, to the drifting stone, the potential.

The spring water stirs up the stones. --Wu Jun, "The Book with Zhu Yuan Si"

(3) Another example is: 激激(急流声;水势湍急的样子);激浪(怒涛);激射(喷射,冲击)

(4) 鼓鼓人心,使有所感发 [excite]

激而发之. ---Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Hedong Jie

Excite and die of righteousness. --- Ming Dynasty --- Zhang Pu, "Tombstone Record of Five People"

The indignation of the people was aroused. --- Qing Dynasty --- Xue Fucheng (薛福成)《观巴黎油画记》

(5)又如:激烦(麻烦);激作(振奋激励);激拔(激励提拔);激奖(激励劝勉);激聒 (嘟);激激聒聒 (嘟囔)

(6) inhibit [restrain]. e.g., restraining greed; restraining greed (抑制贪婪);激贪厉俗(抑制贪婪之风,劝勉良好的世俗)

(7) cold water suddenly stimulates the body to make it sick [fall ill from getting wet]. e.g. He was excited by the rain

(8) to become cold quickly [chill]. As in: put the watermelon in the cold water and chill it

Lexical changes

◎ 激 jī

〈形〉

(1) 迅疾;猛烈[rapid;acute;fierce]

比如顺风而呼,声非加疾,其势激也. -- "Records of the Grand Historian: A Biography of a Ranger"

(2) Also, e.g.: 激水(quick current); 激矢(急飞的箭); 激合(迅速集合); 激迫(急迫); 激辞(激烈的言辞)

(3) 高高亢;激昂 [resoundirg; reverating; aroused]

(3) high pitched; arousal [resoundirg; reverting. aroused]

Vibrating sound is exciting. -- "Houhan Shu - Zhang Heng biography"

(4) another example: radical Ang (exciting and high); radical Chu (sound high-pitched bleak; also the name of an ancient song); radical resistance (high-pitched); radical Zhuang (radical and majestic); radical Tang (radical over the fall)