激励

Traditional form:

激勵

Pinyin (reading):

jīlì

Definitions:

• to encourage
• to urge
• motivation
• incentive

Characters:

• 激 - to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
• 励 - to encourage; to strive

Traditional characters:

• 激 - to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
• 勵 - to encourage; to strive