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jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
🔤 Pictophonetic: 忄 (heart) provides meaning, 京 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 ✏️ 11 strokes Very Common • Top 7%

Words Using 惊 (114)

吃惊
chījīng
HSK 4
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
惊动
jīngdòng
HSK 6
alarm / alert / disturb
惊讶
jīngyà
HSK 6
amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
惊奇
jīngqí
HSK 6
to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder
震惊
zhènjīng
HSK 6
to shock / to astonish
jīng
to start / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
动魄惊心
dòngpòjīngxīn
shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing / shattering / hair-raising
初刻拍案惊奇
ChūkèPāiànJīngqí
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu [[凌濛初|凌蒙初<LíngMéngchū>]]
一鸣惊人
yīmíngjīngrén
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
可惊
kějīng
astonishing
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