震惊
Old HSK 6
震惊 (zhènjīng) · to shock
震惊 (zhènjīng) means “to shock; to astonish”. It is written with 2 characters: 震 (shake) + 惊 (to frighten). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 震惊 is built
The characters
震 zhèn · shake
What 震 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 辰chén — early morning
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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)
Example sentences
这个消息让大家非常震惊。Zhège xiāoxi ràng dàjiā fēicháng zhènjīng.This news shocked everyone.
他的话让我震惊。Tā de huà ràng wǒ zhènjīng.What he said astonished me.
Questions about 震惊
What does 震惊 mean?
震惊 (zhènjīng) means “to shock; to astonish”.
How do you pronounce 震惊?
震惊 is pronounced zhènjīng.
Which HSK level is 震惊?
震惊 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地震dìzhènearthquake
- 震撼zhènhànto shock
- 吃惊chījīngsurprised
- 惊动jīngdòngto disturb
- 惊奇jīngqísurprised
- 惊讶jīngyàastonished
Learn 震惊 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 231: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.