震 zhèn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 辰 early morning
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
震惊
zhènjīng
shocked; shocking
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
- 我很震惊。 Wǒ hěn zhènjīng. I am very shocked.
- 他感到震惊。 Tā gǎndào zhènjīng. He feels shocked.
- 消息让人震惊。 Xiāoxi ràng rén zhènjīng. The news is shocking.