• 658th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (jing1)to start • to be frightened • to be scared • alarm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jīng (jing1)The component is pronounced as 'jìng' (jing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

惊喜 (驚喜)
惊心 (驚心)
惊醒 (驚醒)
惊魂 (驚魂)

Uncommon

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
受宠若惊 (受寵若驚)
吃惊 (吃驚)
大惊 (大驚)
震惊 (震驚)
惊人 (驚人)
惊呆 (驚呆)
惊呼 (驚呼)
惊叹 (驚嘆)
惊吓 (驚嚇)
惊天动地 (驚天動地)
惊奇 (驚奇)
惊心动魄 (驚心動魄)
惊恐 (驚恐)
惊悚 (驚悚)
惊慌 (驚慌)
惊现 (驚現)
惊艳 (驚艷)
惊觉 (驚覺)
惊讶 (驚訝)
惊险 (驚險)

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  • 686th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 96 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jǐng (jing3)to alert • to warn • police

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jǐng (jing3)The component is pronounced as 'jìng' (jing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

交警 
特警 
警察 

Uncommon

刑警 
报警 (報警)
巡警 
干警 (幹警)
武警 
民警 
警告 
警报 (警報)
警官 
警惕 
警方 
警犬 
警车 (警車)
警醒 
预警 (預警)

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  • 4501st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jǐng (jing3)to warn • to admonish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jǐng (jing3)The component is pronounced as 'jìng' (jing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

以儆效尤 
杀一儆百 (殺一儆百)
杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.