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Animated Stroke Order 惊

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 惊 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 惊

惊 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

惊

惊=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 惊

惊 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 惊

Expressing Surprise or Amazement

Words that describe the feeling of being surprised or amazed.

吃惊 • chī jīng • to be startled • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 惊

惊喜 • jīng xǐ • nice surprise

HSK 3.0 · L5

jīng惊

xǐ

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

gǎn

Information

Pinyinjīng

Meaningto startle, to be frightened

Strokes11

Radical忄

Traditional驚

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#830

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄥ

UnicodeU+60CA

CangjiePYRF

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

chī吃

jīng惊

to be startled

惊奇 • jīng qí • wonder; be surprised; be amazed • HSK 6

HSK 6

jīng惊

qí奇

wonder; be surprised; be amazed

惊讶 • jīng yà • surprised; amazed; astonished • HSK 6

HSK 6

jīng惊

yà讶

surprised; amazed; astonished

Expressing Shock or Fright

Words that describe being shocked, frightened, or causing shock.

惊吓 • jīng xià • frighten • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng惊

xià吓

frighten

震惊 • zhèn jīng • shock; amaze; astonish • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhèn震

jīng惊

shock; amaze; astonish

受惊 • shòu jīng • Be frightened / be shocked • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shòu受

jīng惊

Be frightened / be shocked

喜

nice surprise

惊人 • jīng rén • astonishing

HSK 3.0 · L6

jīng惊

rén人

astonishing

惊动 • jīng dòng • startle; alarm; shock

HSK 6

jīng惊

dòng动

startle; alarm; shock

大吃一惊 • dà chī yī jīng • to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled

HSK 3.0 · L6

dà大

chī吃

yī一

jīng惊

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled

惊叹 • jīng tàn • Exclaim in surprise / Marvel

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng惊

tàn叹

Exclaim in surprise / Marvel

惊慌 • jīng huāng • Panic / Alarm

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng惊

huāng慌

Panic / Alarm

感

dào到

fēi非

cháng常

jīng惊

yì异

。

He was very astonished at this news.

tā他

kàn看

dào到

lǐ礼

wù物

hěn很

jīng惊

qí奇

。

He was very surprised to see the gift.

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

xǐ喜

。

There was a big surprise at the birthday party.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

fēi非

cháng常

jīng惊

xiǎn险

。

The plot of this movie is very thrilling.

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Characters pronounced "jing".

痉jìngconvulsions, fits
粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
靖jìngpacify; appease; calm, peaceful
儆jingwarn; caution
静jìngstill, quiet, calm
竟jìngto finish; to complete; finally; eventually

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Characters with radical "忄".

忖cǔnguess, suppose, conjecture
惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed

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