• 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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  • 70th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 131 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)to appear • present • now • existing • current

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

出现 (出現)
现在 (現在)
发现 (發現)

Uncommon

呈现 (呈現)
实现 (實現)
展现 (展現)
现代 (現代)
现场 (現場)
现实 (現實)
现状 (現狀)
现象 (現象)
现货 (現貨)
现身 (現身)
现金 (現金)
表现 (表現)
重现 (重現)
惊现 (驚現)
体现 (體現)

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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.
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