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CHINESE CHARACTER

驚 (jīng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
HSK —23 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

馬 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 驚.

Phonetic component

敬 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 23

Write 驚 in 23 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 驚 (jīng) mean in Chinese?

to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

How do you write 驚 in stroke order?

驚 has 23 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 驚?

馬 is the radical in 驚. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 驚?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.