Meaning of 惊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jīng
- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
惊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们吃了一惊，不是吗？
They were surprised, weren't they?
告诉你个好玩的事，能惊你一下。
I've something interesting to tell you that you might find surprising.
他惊奇地看着我。
He looked at me in surprise.
他的话让我吃惊。
His words surprised me.
汤姆看来受了点惊吓。
Tom looked a little frightened.
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惊 jīng · to startle · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 惊.
| 吃惊 | chījīng | to be startled; to be shocked |
| 震惊 | zhènjīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 惊喜 | jīngxǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 惊人 | jīngrén | astonishing |
| 惊讶 | jīngyà | amazed; astonished |
| 惊奇 | jīngqí | to be amazed; to be surprised |
| 惊慌 | jīnghuāng | to panic; to be alarmed |
| 大惊小怪 | dàjīng-xiǎoguài | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yījīng | (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback |
| 受惊 | shòujīng | startled |
| 惊醒 | jīngxǐng | to rouse; to be woken by sth |
| 惊慌失措 | jīnghuāng-shīcuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) |
Questions about 惊
What does 惊 mean?
惊 (jīng) means "to startle; to be frightened" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 惊?
惊 is made of 1 character: 惊 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 惊 an HSK word?
Yes. 惊 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 惊 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 惊 is written 驚.