to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
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How to pronounce 惊

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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惊 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīng = ji + (e)ng1
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
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jīng = ji + (e)ng1
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)
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xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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Characters with 惊 as component

惊 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 惊

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nice surprise / to be pleasantly surprised
amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed

Sentences with 惊

惊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jīng

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

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