驚

ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1

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.

驚 character breakdown

驚
- 敬
  - 攵
    - 乂
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿
  - 苟
    - 句
      - 勹
        
        丿
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
      - 口
    - 艹
- 馬

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

敬 = 苟 + 攵 : Joan of Arc has been drinking too carelessly in the engine's bathroom, and the next day's headache feels like a sledgehammer working its way into her skull. She really shouldn't have been toasting to herself so many times.

mǎ = m + a3

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

mǎ = m + a3

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely

Characters with 驚 as component

驚 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 驚

to feel apprehensive / to be alarmed

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others

to tremble with fear (idiom) / scared witless

false alarm / panic rumor / CL:場|场[chang2]

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless

lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight

to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

fearful / apprehensive

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]

earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work

techno-thriller novel

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight / also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心

to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful! / amazing!

techno-thriller (novel) / science fiction thriller

techno-thriller novel / science fiction thriller

panic-stricken

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]

to frighten one another

Sentences with 驚

驚 currently does not appear in any sentence.