刺激 cìjī stimulate

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Stroke order

刺激 is written in 24 strokes across 2 characters.

刺激 — the Chinese character for stimulate (cìjī), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 刺激 — stimulate

刺 — 8 strokes
激 — 16 strokes

Senses

to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
irritant

Characters in 刺激

刺 cì — thorn; sting; thrust
激 jī — to arouse; to incite; to excite

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

刺激 is pronounced cìjī and means “stimulate”.

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