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jīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīng | jing1
English translation
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

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About jīng

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

jīng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

horse

Etymology of jīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

敬馬

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

jìng

Explanation

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

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Words with jīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
惊喜 jīng xǐ nice surprise驚喜
惊讶 jīngyà amazed驚訝
jīng to startle 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

jīng Decomposition & Compounds

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