激动
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
激动 (jīdòng) · excited
激动 (jīdòng) means “excited; moved; emotional”. It is written with 2 characters: 激 (to arouse) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 激动 is built
The characters
激 jī · to arouse
What 激 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 敫jiǎo — ancient musical instrument
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 白bái — white
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 敫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
听到这个好消息，她激动得哭了。Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā jīdòng de kū le.She was so moved by the good news that she cried.
你别激动，慢慢说。Nǐ bié jīdòng, mànman shuō.Don't get worked up; speak slowly.
Questions about 激动
What does 激动 mean?
激动 (jīdòng) means “excited; moved; emotional”.
How do you pronounce 激动?
激动 is pronounced jīdòng.
Which HSK level is 激动?
激动 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 刺激cìjīexciting
- 激烈jīlièintense
- 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
- 激发jīfāto arouse
- 激励jīlìto encourage
- 激情jīqíngpassion
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
Learn 激动 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.