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title: "Jisu Meaning: 激素 (jīsù) Means “hormone”"
description: "激素 (jīsù) means “hormone”. Hear its tones, see what 激 and 素 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jisu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 激素 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

激素 jīsù

## hormone

## Its characters

1. 激 jī to stir up
2. 素 sù plain

## In a sentence

这种药里含有激素。 This medicine contains hormones.

[More about 激素](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BF%80%E7%B4%A0)

## More words with 激 or 素

- [刺激 cìjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciji)
- [感激 gǎnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganji)
- [激动 jīdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jidong)
- [激发 jīfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jifa)
- [激光 jīguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiguang)
- [激活 jīhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jihuo)
- [激励 jīlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jili)
- [激烈 jīliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jilie)
- [激情 jīqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiqing)
- [抗生素 kàngshēngsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangshengsu)

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