惊

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

惊 = 京 + 忄 : 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

惊
- 京
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 口
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 忄

京

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1

abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority

京

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1

capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

京 = 亠 + 口 + 小 : 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).

忄

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.