惊

jīng

to startle

to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

heart (忄) + sound jīng (京) = a startled heart

忄 (the heart radical) carries the emotional meaning — a sudden jolt to the heart. 京 is purely phonetic, giving the jīng sound.

忄+京→惊
京Capital cityPhonetic
忄HeartSemantic

突然的声音让她受了惊。

tū rán de shēng yīn ràng tā shòu le jīng。

The sudden sound gave her a fright.

半夜里一声巨响把全家人都惊醒了。

bàn yè lǐ yī shēng jù xiǎng bǎ quán jiā rén dōu jīng xǐng le。

A loud noise in the middle of the night startled the whole family awake.

Words with 惊

惊骇

jīng hài

to be shocked

惊涛

jīng tāo

raging waves

惊梦

jīng mèng

to awaken from a dream

虚惊一场

xū jīng yī chǎng

(idiom) a false alarm; a scare that turns out to be nothing

惊蛰

jīng zhé

Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March

惊爆

jīng bào

unexpected

胆战心惊

dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom)

触目惊心

chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

担惊受怕

dān jīng shòu pà

(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious

震惊中外

zhèn jīng zhōng wài

to shock the whole world

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

More characters with 忄

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