jīng
startle, frighten
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驚.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 惊
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
nice surprise | ||
amazed | ||
to startle | ||
to be startled | ||
to shock |