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
惊险
jīngxiǎn
thrilling; dangerous
Characters in this word
险 xiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 整个撤离过程十分惊险，稍有迟疑就可能错过最后的窗口期。 Zhěnggè chèlí guòchéng shífēn jīngxiǎn, shāo yǒu chíyí jiù kěnéng cuòguò zuìhòu de chuāngkǒuqī. The whole evacuation was extremely dangerous; the slightest hesitation could have missed the final window of opportunity.
- 这条山路又窄又陡，开车走过去真是惊险。 Zhè tiáo shānlù yòu zhǎi yòu dǒu, kāichē zǒu guòqu zhēn shì jīngxiǎn. This mountain road is both narrow and steep; driving along it is really nerve-racking.
- 最后一场比赛很惊险，我们差一点就输了。 Zuìhòu yì chǎng bǐsài hěn jīngxiǎn, wǒmen chàyìdiǎn jiù shū le. The last match was a nail-biter; we almost lost.
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
- 惊奇 jīngqí surprised; astonished
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration