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
惊奇
jīngqí
surprised; astonished
Characters in this word
奇 qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 令研究人员惊奇的是，实验组在没有外部刺激的情况下也出现了相同反应。 Lìng yánjiū rényuán jīngqí de shì, shíyànzǔ zài méiyǒu wàibù cìjī de qíngkuàng xià yě chūxiàn le xiāngtóng fǎnyìng. What astonished the researchers was that the experimental group showed the same reaction even without external stimulation.
- 孩子惊奇地看着魔术师从帽子里拿出一只兔子。 Háizi jīngqí de kàn zhe móshùshī cóng màozi lǐ ná chū yì zhī tùzi. The child watched in amazement as the magician took a rabbit out of a hat.
- 第一次看到雪，她惊奇得说不出话来。 Dì yí cì kàn dào xuě, tā jīngqí de shuō bù chū huà lái. Seeing snow for the first time, she was too amazed to speak.
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
- 惊讶 jīngyà surprised, amazed
- 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
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration
- 惊天动地 jīngtiāndòngdì earth-shattering; world-shaking