惊奇
Old HSK 6
惊奇 (jīngqí) · surprised
惊奇 (jīngqí) means “surprised; amazed”. It is written with 2 characters: 惊 (to frighten) + 奇 (strange). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 惊奇 is built
The characters
惊 jīng · to frighten
What 惊 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
奇 qí · strange
What 奇 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 大 riding a horse 可 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们惊奇地看着魔术师。Háizimen jīngqí de kànzhe móshùshī.The children watched the magician in amazement.
他惊奇地发现门开着。Tā jīngqí de fāxiàn mén kāizhe.He was surprised to find the door open.
Questions about 惊奇
What does 惊奇 mean?
惊奇 (jīngqí) means “surprised; amazed”.
How do you pronounce 惊奇?
惊奇 is pronounced jīngqí.
Which HSK level is 惊奇?
惊奇 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 吃惊chījīngsurprised
- 惊动jīngdòngto disturb
- 惊讶jīngyàastonished
- 震惊zhènjīngto shock
- 好奇hàoqícurious
- 奇怪qíguàistrange
- 奇迹qíjìmiracle
- 奇妙qímiàowonderful
- 神奇shénqímagical
Learn 惊奇 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.