激素 meaning in English

jīsù

hormone

HSK 7-9noun26 strokes

Meaning of 激素

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīsù
  1. hormone

激素 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

变biàn性xìng者zhě需xū要yào不bù断duàn服fú用yòng激jī素sù来lái维wéi持chí性xìng别bié特tè征zhēng吗ma?
Do transgender people need to continuously use hormones to maintain their sexual characteristics?

Stroke order for each character

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激 jī · to arouse · 16 strokes

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素 sù · raw silk · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 激素.

激动jīdòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
刺激cìjīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激烈jīliè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
激情jīqíngpassion; fervor
因素yīnsùelement; factor
元素yuánsùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
要素yàosùessential factor; key constituent
素质sùzhìinner quality; basic essence
感激gǎnjīto be grateful; to appreciate
激活jīhuóto activate
激励jīlìto encourage; to urge

Questions about 激素

What does 激素 mean?

激素 (jīsù) means "hormone" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 激素?

激素 is made of 2 characters: 激 (16 strokes), 素 (10 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 激素 an HSK word?

Yes. 激素 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.