jīng

to startle

to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

heart (忄) + sound jīng (京) = a startled heart

忄 (the heart radical) carries the emotional meaning — a sudden jolt to the heart. 京 is purely phonetic, giving the jīng sound.

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突然的声音让她受了

tū rán de shēng yīn ràng tā shòu le jīng。

The sudden sound gave her a fright.

半夜里一声巨响把全家人都醒了。

bàn yè lǐ yī shēng jù xiǎng bǎ quán jiā rén dōu jīng xǐng le。

A loud noise in the middle of the night startled the whole family awake.

Words with 惊

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

震惊中外

zhèn jīng zhōng wài

to shock the whole world

惊人

jīng rén

astonishing

惊鸟

jīng niǎo

to scare a bird into flight

惊怪

jīng guài

to marvel

惊世骇俗

jīng shì hài sú

universally shocking

惊人之举

jīng rén zhī jǔ

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

惊动

jīng dòng

to alarm

惊厥

jīng jué

to faint from fear

惊叫

jīng jiào

to cry out in fear

惊呆

jīng dāi

stupefied; stunned

惊呼

jīng hū

to cry out in alarm or surprise

More characters with 忄