HSK 4

(jīng): frighten, surprise, startle

jīng

frighten, surprise, startle

Pinyin

jīng

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

frighten, surprise, startle

How to Write (jīng)

is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, and 京 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

heart
capital city

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

吃惊

chījīng

惊动

jīngdòng

惊奇

jīngqí

惊讶

jīngyà

震惊

zhènjīng

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