激起
jīqǐ · HSK 7
to arouse; to evoke
🌊 激 stir/surge + 起 rise = stir up, make something rise
起 — 走 (run) + 己 (self/phonetic)
起 combines 走 'run/walk' as the meaning component with 己 as the phonetic component. The 走 element suggests movement of the body, giving the core sense of rising up or starting to move. From there it extended to meanings like 'get up,' 'begin,' and 'arise.'