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

= + : 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

abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

= + + : 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).
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

Characters with 惊 as component

惊 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 惊

to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless
one scare after another (idiom) / in a constant state of tension
night terror / sleep terror
with great alarm
see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
to alarm oneself unnecessarily (idiom)
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
see 吃驚|吃惊[chi1 jing1]
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing / shattering / hair-raising

Sentences with 惊

惊 currently does not appear in any sentence.