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惊 jīng

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惊 jīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīng | jing1
English translation
to start
to be frightened
to be scared
alarm
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

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About 惊 jīng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

驚 jīng

Contains the radical

忄 xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Etymology of 惊 jīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰忄京

Semantic compound

忄 xīn

Phonetic compound

京 Jīng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 xīn represents the meaning and 京 Jīng represents the sound. Simplified form of 驚 jīng .

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Example sentences using 惊 jīng

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好 hǎo 梦 mèng 一下子 yī xià zi 被 bèi 打 dá 散 sàn 了 le —— 他 tā 被 bèi 惊醒 jīng xǐng 过来 guò lái .

The dream had snapped asunder - he was awake.

她 tā 的 de 厚 hòu 颜 Yán 使 shǐ 我 wǒ 大为 dà wéi 吃惊 chījīng .

Her impudence bowled me over.

那 Nā 只 zhǐ 老 lǎo 狼 láng 从 Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng 里 lǐ 窜 cuàn 出 chū 来 lái , 惊魂未定地 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

啊 ā ! 多么 duōme 令人 lìng rén 惊奇 jīngqí 呀 ya !

Oh , what a surprise!

那 Nā 男孩 nán hái 能 Néng 这样 zhè yàng 快 kuài 地 de 解 Xiè 完 wán 这道题 Tí ,真是 zhēn shi 令人 lìng rén 惊奇 jīngqí .

It was amazing that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.

Words with 惊 jīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
惊喜 jīng xǐ nice surprise驚喜
惊讶 jīngyà amazed驚訝
惊 jīng to startle驚 jīng
吃惊 chījīng to be startled吃驚
震惊 zhènjīng to shock震驚
惊人 jīng rén astonishing驚人
惊奇 jīngqí to be amazed驚奇
大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng gobsmacked大吃一驚
惊慌 jīng huāng to panic驚慌
惊叹 jīng tàn a gasp of surprise驚嘆
惊吓 jīng xià to frighten驚嚇
惊醒 jīng xǐng to rouse驚醒
大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)大驚小怪
惊恐 jīng kǒng to be alarmed驚恐
惊险 jīng xiǎn thrilling驚險
惊呼 jīng hū to cry out in alarm or surprise驚呼
惊动 jīngdòng to alarm驚動
受宠若惊 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)受寵若驚
惊异 jīng yì amazed驚異
惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)驚慌失措
惊心动魄 jīng xīn dòng pò shaking one to the core驚心動魄
惊悚 jīng sǒng thriller驚悚
受惊 shòu jīng startled受驚
惊叫 jīng jiào to cry out in fear驚叫
惊天动地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom)驚天動地

惊 jīng Decomposition & Compounds

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惊 jīng Decomposition

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