激

激 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 水竹尸大 (EHSK), four-corner 3814₀, composition ⿰氵敫)

• 𥨿

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 654, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18438
• Dae Jaweon: page 1064, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1760, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6FC0

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kleːwɢs, *kleːwɢ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 敫 (OC *kleːwɢs, *ɢlewɢ, *kleːwɢ) – (of water) to swash.

激

1. (of water currents) to swash; to surge; to dash
2. to excite; to arouse; to incite; to irritate

   你不要以為我真不敢殺你，你不要激我。
   你不要以为我真不敢杀你，你不要激我。

   Nǐ bùyào yǐwéi wǒ zhēn bùgǎn shā nǐ, nǐ bùyào jī wǒ.

   Don't assume I'd hesitate to kill you — don't test me.

3. to fall ill from getting wet
4. violently; fiercely; quickly; sharply
5. rapid; acute; fierce; strong
6. drastic; radical; extreme
7. resounding; reverberating; aroused
8. to restrain; to check
9. (dialectal, colloquial) to chill (something by dipping it in cold or ice water)
10. (Cantonese) brilliant; great; cool
11. (Cantonese) extremely
12. (Cantonese) to infuriate; to piss off

    你做乜激嚫佢？
    你做乜激𰈍佢？

    nei⁵ zou⁶ mat¹ gik¹ can¹ keoi⁵?

    Why did you piss him off?

    激死人呀！   ―  gik¹ sei² jan⁴ aa³!   ―  So infuriating!

13. (Hokkien, Teochew) to brew; to ferment; to distill; to make (alcoholic beverage, etc.)
14. (Hokkien) to pretend; to feign; to put on; to simulate
15. (Mainland China Hokkien) to suffocate; to asphyxiate
16. (Teochew) to drown; to submerge in water; to flood
17. (Teochew) to compete
18. a surname, Ji

• (fierce):

• (to pretend):

激

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of water) turbulent
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) half-covered
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) long
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bright
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 噭 (jiào)

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. violent, furious, intense

• Go-on: きゃく (kyaku)
• Kan-on: けき (keki)
• Kan’yō-on: げき (geki, Jōyō)
• Kun: はげしい (hageshii, 激しい, Jōyō)、はげます (hagemasu, 激ます)、たぎる (tagiru, 激る)

激(げき) • (geki-) 

1. (informal) very; intensely; extremely

激 (eumhun 물결 격 (mulgyeol gyeok))

1. hanja form^? of 격 (“wave, tide”)

激: Hán Nôm readings: váng, khích, kích

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