Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 敬 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (惊)
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惊
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
惊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
惊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
惊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
惊
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惊
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
惊 / 驚 [jīng]
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
驚 おどろき
Odoroki place name
驚 おどろく
Odoroku place name
驚 きょう
Kyō surname
驚 みのる
Minoru unclassified name
驚 みはる
Miharu given name
CHINESE WORDS (119)
惊喜 [jīngxǐ] #1,351
nice surprise
惊讶 [jīngyà] #1,649
amazed
吃惊 [chījīng] #2,048
to be startled
震惊 [zhènjīng] #2,915
to shock
惊人 [jīngrén] #3,486
astonishing
惊奇 [jīngqí] #5,047
to be amazed
大吃一惊 [dàchīyījīng] #6,056
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
惊慌 [jīnghuāng] #6,686
to panic
惊叹 [jīngtàn] #9,388
to exclaim in admiration
惊吓 [jīngxià] #6,862
to frighten
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
⭐ 驚く [おどろく] #292
to be surprised
⭐ 驚き [おどろき] #1,733
surprise
⭐ 驚愕 [きょうがく] #3,747
astonishment
⭐ 驚くほど [おどろくほど] #5,392
to a surprising degree
⭐ 驚かす [おどろかす] #5,919
to surprise
驚くべき [おどろくべき] #7,079
astonishing
驚異的 [きょういてき] #15,328
wonderful
⭐ 驚嘆 [きょうたん] #15,728
wonder
驚いたことに [おどろいたことに] #17,440
surprisingly
⭐ 驚異 [きょうい] #19,535
wonder
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