惊 (jīng): To startle — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 惊

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Stroke Order Diagrams 惊

Character Breakdown

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惊=忄heart+京capital

The heart (忄) of a capital city (京) is suddenly alarmed — a startled, frightened reaction to something unexpected.

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 惊 is used in context

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā他

fēi非

cháng常

jīng惊

yà讶

。

He was very surprised to hear the news.

shēng生

rì日

pài派

duì对

shàng上

yǒu有

gè个

dà大

jīng惊

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

fēi非

cháng常

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大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guài

make a fuss about nothing / be overly alarmed

HSK 3.0 L7-9

There was a big surprise at the birthday party.

The plot of this movie is very thrilling.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "忄".

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