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
惊讶
jīngyà
surprised, amazed
Characters in this word
讶 yà
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 牙 tooth, molar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到公司突然改变计划，大家都感到十分惊讶。 Tīngdào gōngsī tūrán gǎibiàn jìhuà, dàjiā dōu gǎndào shífēn jīngyà. Everyone felt very surprised when they heard that the company had suddenly changed its plan.
- 看到他这么早就到了，我很惊讶。 Kàndào tā zhème zǎo jiù dào le, wǒ hěn jīngyà. I was surprised to see him arrive so early.
- 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛，说不出话来。 Tā jīngyà de zhēng dà le yǎnjing, shuō bù chū huà lái. She opened her eyes wide in amazement, unable to say a word.
Related words
- 吃惊 chījīng surprised
- 震惊 zhènjīng shocked; shocking
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 惊人 jīngrén astonishing, amazing
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm; to disturb; to alert
- 惊慌 jīnghuāng panicked; alarmed
- 惊慌失措 jīnghuāngshīcuò to panic and be at a loss
- 惊奇 jīngqí surprised; astonished
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration
- 惊天动地 jīngtiāndòngdì earth-shattering; world-shaking