刺激

Traditional form:

刺激

Pinyin (reading):

cìjī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
• 激 - to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent

Traditional characters:

• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
• 激 - to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent