(jīng)

surprised/shocked/to startle

How 驚 is written

Strokes
23
Radical
— grass
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 驚

驚喜 jīngxǐ
to be pleasantly surprised
驚心 jīngxīn
stunning
驚醒 jīngxǐng
to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start
驚魂 jīnghún
in a panicked state; frightened
一鳴驚人 yīmíngjīngrén
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
受寵若驚 shòuchǒngruòjīng
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
吃驚 chījīng
to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
大驚 dàjīng
with great alarm
震驚 zhènjīng
to shock; to astonish
驚人 jīngrén
astonishing
驚呆 jīngdāi
stupefied; stunned
驚呼 jīnghū
to cry out in alarm

驚 in a sentence

他為我準備了一個驚喜。

Tā wèi wǒ zhǔnbèi le yī gè jīngxǐ.

“He prepared a surprise for me.”

How common is 驚?

驚 is the 658th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 81.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 驚

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