What a surprise!
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惊
Traditional: 驚
jīng
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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jīng · ging1 (Jyutping)
- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
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Character breakdown
惊
- Meaning
- frighten, surprise, startle
- Radical
- 忄
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰忄京
- Cangjie
- PYRF
- Four-corner
- 9009.6
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Example sentences
I was surprised.
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