惊讶
Old HSK 6
惊讶 (jīngyà) · astonished
惊讶 (jīngyà) means “astonished; amazed”. It is written with 2 characters: 惊 (to frighten) + 讶 (amazed). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 惊讶 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)
讶 yà · amazed
What 讶 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 牙yá — tooth
Example sentences
听到这个消息，大家都很惊讶。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn jīngyà.Everyone was astonished at the news.
他的进步让老师很惊讶。Tā de jìnbù ràng lǎoshī hěn jīngyà.His progress amazed the teacher.
Questions about 惊讶
What does 惊讶 mean?
惊讶 (jīngyà) means “astonished; amazed”.
How do you pronounce 惊讶?
惊讶 is pronounced jīngyà.
Which HSK level is 惊讶?
惊讶 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 惊讶 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.