惊(jīng): to startle
to startle
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Meaning
- to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- 驚
Origin & structure
Where 惊 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 惊 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 惊
Common words using 惊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
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