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惊 - jīng

frighten, surprise, startle

frighten, surprise, startle

How to read 惊

Click 惊 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjīng
Englishfrighten, surprise, startle
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

惊人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 惊动. Please read 惊厥 one more time.

Common words with this character

astonishing
to alarm; to startle; to disturb
to faint from fear; convulsions
to cry out in fear

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 惊 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 惊人 and 惊动 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 惊.