激情
Old HSK 6
激情 (jīqíng) · passion
激情 (jīqíng) means “passion; enthusiasm”. It is written with 2 characters: 激 (to arouse) + 情 (emotion). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 激情 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)
情 qíng · emotion
What 情 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他对工作充满激情。Tā duì gōngzuò chōngmǎn jīqíng.He is full of passion for his work.
音乐会上，歌手唱得很有激情。Yīnyuèhuì shàng, gēshǒu chàng de hěn yǒu jīqíng.At the concert, the singer sang with great passion.
Questions about 激情
What does 激情 mean?
激情 (jīqíng) means “passion; enthusiasm”.
How do you pronounce 激情?
激情 is pronounced jīqíng.
Which HSK level is 激情?
激情 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 刺激cìjīexciting
- 激动jīdòngexcited
- 激烈jīlièintense
- 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
- 激发jīfāto arouse
- 激励jīlìto encourage
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 事情shìqingthing
Learn 激情 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.