吃 chī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 乞 to beg
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
吃惊
chījīng
surprised
Characters in this word
惊 jīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我很吃惊。 Wǒ hěn chījīng. I am very surprised.
- 他有点吃惊。 Tā yǒudiǎn chījīng. He is a little surprised.
- 大家都吃惊。 Dàjiā dōu chījīng. Everyone is surprised.