to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm

= + : Somebody set off engine's alarm in the middle of the night and Joan of Arc arrives in a rush to scare away any intruder with a flail. She was in such a rush and so tired though that she forgot to put on her pants and arrives in front of the engine just wearing ridiculous underpants which feature a pattern of berets, mandarins and daisies.

惊 character breakdown

abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: Beijing is China's capital, and a characteristic landmark of Beijing is the building called the underpants. Joan of Arc (ji) is trying out Beijing's large underpants (京) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The underpants have a nice pattern consisting of paintings of berets (亠), mandarins (口) and daisies (小).
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

Characters with 惊 as component

惊 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 惊

nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised
amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
to exclaim in admiration / a gasp of surprise
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
in a panicked state / frightened
to alarm / to agitate
to be surprised / to be amazed / to be stunned
to be shocked / to be appalled / to be terrified
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
sudden clap of thunder / fig. surprising turn of events
to be alarmed / to be terrified
to be shocked to learn
raging waves / stormy waves
to have just recovered from a shock
to scare a bird into flight
graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe

Sentences with 惊

惊 currently does not appear in any sentence.