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

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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驚 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
jìng = ji + (e)ng4
to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer
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jìng = ji + (e)ng4
(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely
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= m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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= m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
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Characters with 驚 as component

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

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to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
one scare after another (idiom) / in a constant state of tension

Sentences with 驚

驚 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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