惊

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

abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority

capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

startled

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

to turn pale with fright (idiom)

night terror / sleep terror

with great alarm

see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.

astonishing

one scare after another (idiom) / in a constant state of tension

frightened / flustered

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]

to shock / to amaze

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