激发

jīfā

to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 激發

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

老师激发了学生们的兴趣。

The teacher stimulated the students' interest.

什么激发了你的兴趣?

What stimulated your interest?