jīng

startle, frighten

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

京 sound component

  Sound component

jīng

  

capital city

Evolution

惊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
惊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惊 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
惊 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jīng

frighten, surprise, startle; to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

Most common words with 惊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

惊喜

nice surprise

惊讶

amazed

to startle

吃惊

to be startled

震惊

to shock