驚 (geng1 ging1 | jing1) : frighten; surprise; startle

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驚

geng1 ging1

jing1

[1] [v] frighten; surprise; startle
[2] [adj] scary; surprised; startled

Jyutping geng1 is colloquial reading; ging1 is literary.

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Stroke count: 23

Level: 1

Radical: (#187)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

驚 / 惊

This word has been viewed 29784 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Feb 2014 14:19

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驚喜 ging1 hei2 jing1 xi3 = pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise

震驚 zan3 ging1 zhen4 jing1 = to shock; to astonish

驚人 ging1 jan4 jing1 ren2 = frightening; amazing; astonishing; alarming; scary

驚動 ging1 dung6 jing1 dong4 = to alarm; to alert; to disturb

驚奇 ging1 kei4 jing1 qi2 = to amaze; amazing

驚慌 ging1 fong1 jing1 huang1 = panic-stricken; to panic; to be alarmed; frightened

驚異 ging1 ji6 jing1 yi4 = amazement

驚訝 ging1 ngaa6 jing1 ya4 = to confound; to astonish; to bamboozle

吃驚 hek3 ging1 chi1 jing1 = to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed 國

大驚小怪 daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3 da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 = much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
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Showing all 2 examples containing 驚

使乜驚？粵
Why be scared? [Implication: Don't be scared.]

我使驚你,怕你有牙呀？粵
I am not afraid of you. It's not like you have any real bite.
[For first part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,138128,138130#msg-138130 For latter part, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?8,135281,135283#msg-135283]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 驚
Unicode code for this character: U+9a5a (off-site link)

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