Usage of the character 驚

to startle
to be frightened
to be scared
alarm

dàjīng

大惊

[大驚]

with great alarm

jīngniǎo

惊鸟

[驚鳥]

to scare a bird into flight

jīnghū

惊呼

[驚呼]

to cry out in alarm or surprise

jīngxī

惊悉

[驚悉]

to be shocked to learn

chījīng

吃惊

[吃驚]

to be startled
to be shocked
to be amazed

jīngjiào

惊叫

[驚叫]

to cry out in fear

jīngjù

惊遽

[驚遽]

in a panic
stunned

chūjīng

出惊

[出驚]

see 吃驚／吃惊 (chījīng)

jīngqiè

惊怯

[驚怯]

cowardly and panicking

jīngxiàn

惊羡

[驚羨]

to marvel at

jīngdòng

惊动

[驚動]

to alarm
to startle
to disturb

jīngqǐ

惊起

[驚起]

to give a start
to startle (an animal etc)

jīngrén

惊人

[驚人]

astonishing

jīngmǎ

惊马

[驚馬]

startled horse

jīngchàn

惊颤

[驚顫]

to quake in fear

jīngtāo

惊涛

[驚濤]

raging waves
stormy waves

jīnghuáng

惊惶

[驚惶]

panic-stricken

jīngkǒng

惊恐

[驚恐]

to be alarmed
to be frightened

jīngxiàn

惊现

[驚現]

to appear unexpectedly

jīngtì

惊惕

[驚惕]

to be alarmed
to be alert

kějīng

可惊

[可驚]

astonishing

jīngpà

惊怕

[驚怕]

alarmed
frightened

jīngxǐng

惊醒

[驚醒]

to rouse
to be woken by sth
to wake with a start
to sleep lightly

jīngjué

惊厥

[驚厥]

to faint from fear
(medicine) convulsions

jīngjué

惊觉

[驚覺]

to realize suddenly
to wake up with a start

jīnghún

惊魂

[驚魂]

in a panicked state
frightened

jīngtáo

惊逃

[驚逃]

to stampede

jīngxiǎn

惊险

[驚險]

perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful

jīngxián

惊痫

[驚癇]

epilepsy

jīngfēi

惊飞

[驚飛]

to go off like a rocket; to rocket

jīnghuāng

惊慌

[驚慌]

to panic
to be alarmed

jīngyà

惊讶

[驚訝]

amazed
astonished
to surprise
amazing
astonishment
awe

jīngjí

惊急

[驚急]

stunned and anxious

jīngrǎo

惊扰

[驚擾]

to alarm
to agitate

jīngfēng

惊风

[驚風]

infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms)

jīngjì

惊悸

[驚悸]

shaking in fear
one's heart palpitating with fear

jīngwù

惊悟

[驚悟]

to come to oneself with a start
to realize at a jolt

jīngyí

惊疑

[驚疑]

bewildered

jīnghóng

惊鸿

[驚鴻]

graceful (esp. of female posture)
lithe

shòujīng

受惊

[受驚]

startled

jīngmèng

惊梦

[驚夢]

to awaken from a dream

jīngcuò

惊错

[驚錯]

puzzled
surprised and nonplussed

jīngdāi

惊呆

[驚呆]

stupefied; stunned

yèjīng

夜惊

[夜驚]

night terror
sleep terror

jīngjù

惊惧

[驚懼]

to be alarmed
to be terrified

jīngtiào

惊跳

[驚跳]

to shy (away); to give a start

jīnghài

惊骇

[驚駭]

to be shocked
to be appalled
to be terrified

jīngguài

惊怪

[驚怪]

to marvel

jīngchē

惊车

[驚車]

runaway carriage (caused by the harnessed animal bolting in fright)

jīngbù

惊怖

[驚怖]

to surprise

jīngsǒng

惊悚

[驚悚]

horror (movie)
thriller

Jīngzhé

惊蛰

[驚蟄]

Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 6th-20th March

jīngqí

惊奇

[驚奇]

to be amazed
to be surprised
to wonder

jīngléi

惊雷

[驚雷]

sudden clap of thunder
fig. surprising turn of events

xīnjīng

心惊

[心驚]

fearful
apprehensive

jīngxīn

惊心

[驚心]

staggering
shocking
frightened

jīngdāi

惊槑

[驚槑]

(Internet slang) stupefied
stunned

jīngxǐ

惊喜

[驚喜]

nice surprise
to be pleasantly surprised

jīngxià

惊吓

[驚嚇]

to frighten
to horrify
to terrify

jīng'è

惊愕

[驚愕]

(literary) stunned; stupefied

jīngbào

惊爆

[驚爆]

unexpected
staggering (news etc)

jīnglì

惊栗

[驚慄]

horror (genre)
to tremble in fear

jīngchà

惊诧

[驚詫]

to be surprised
to be amazed
to be stunned

jīngyàn

惊艳

[驚艷]

stunning
breathtaking

zhènjīng

震惊

[震驚]

to shock
to astonish

jīngyì

惊异

[驚異]

amazed

xūjīng

虚惊

[虛驚]

false alarm
panic rumor
CL:場／场 (cháng)

jīngshǎng

惊赏

[驚賞]

surprised and admiring
to appreciate with surprise

jīngtàn

惊叹

[驚嘆]

to exclaim in admiration
a gasp of surprise

jīngtànhào

惊叹号

[驚嘆號]

exclamation mark ! (punct.)

jīngxiǎnpiàn

惊险片

[驚險片]

(cinema) thriller

zìxiāngjīngrǎo

自相惊扰

[自相驚擾]

to frighten one another

lìngrénchījīng

令人吃惊

[令人吃驚]

to shock
to amaze

jīngkǒngwànzhuàng

惊恐万状

[驚恐萬狀]

convulsed with fear (idiom)

jīngtiāndòngdì

惊天动地

[驚天動地]

world-shaking (idiom)

jīngrénzhījǔ

惊人之举

[驚人之舉]

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

dǎnzhànxīnjīng

胆战心惊

[膽戰心驚]

to tremble with fear (idiom)
scared witless

dàjīngxiǎoguài

大惊小怪

[大驚小怪]

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

jīngxǐruòkuáng

惊喜若狂

[驚喜若狂]

pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
to express boundless pleasure

zhènjīngzhōngwài

震惊中外

[震驚中外]

to shock the whole world

jīngxīndòngpò

惊心动魄

[驚心動魄]

(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

dòngpòjīngxīn

动魄惊心

[動魄驚心]

see 驚心動魄／惊心动魄 (jīngxīndòngpò)

chùmùjīngxīn

怵目惊心

[怵目驚心]

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
horrible to see
a ghastly sight
also written 觸目驚心／触目惊心

túzìjīngrǎo

徒自惊扰

[徒自驚擾]

(idiom) to become alarmed for no good reason

jīnggōngzhīniǎo

惊弓之鸟

[驚弓之鳥]

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

Jīngkǒngyìlóng

惊恐翼龙

[驚恐翼龍]

Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)

jīngshìhàisú

惊世骇俗

[驚世駭俗]

universally shocking
to offend the whole of society

xīnjīngdǎnchàn

心惊胆颤

[心驚膽顫]

see 心驚膽戰／心惊胆战 (xīnjīngdǎnzhàn)

kējìjīngsǒng

科技惊悚

[科技驚悚]

techno-thriller (novel)
science fiction thriller

dàchīyījīng

大吃一惊

[大吃一驚]

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
gobsmacked

jīngtāohàilàng

惊涛骇浪

[驚濤駭浪]

perilous situation

jīnghúnfǔdìng

惊魂甫定

[驚魂甫定]

to have just recovered from a shock

chǔbiànbùjīng

处变不惊

[處變不驚]

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

jīnghuángshīcuò

惊惶失措

[驚惶失措]

see 驚慌失措／惊慌失措 (jīnghuāngshīcuò)

yīxīshùjīng

一夕数惊

[一夕數驚]

lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom)
fig. to live in fear

dàjīngshīsè

大惊失色

[大驚失色]

to turn pale with fright (idiom)

tiānjīngshípò

天惊石破

[天驚石破]

see 石破天驚／石破天惊 (shípòtiānjīng)

jīnghuāngshīsè

惊慌失色

[驚慌失色]

to go pale in panic (idiom)

jīngshīdòngzhòng

惊师动众

[驚師動眾]

to alarm everyone
to scandalize the public

yīmíngjīngrén

一鸣惊人

[一鳴驚人]

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

xīnjīngròutiào

心惊肉跳

[心驚肉跳]

lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

chùmùjīngxīn

触目惊心

[觸目驚心]

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
horrible to see
a ghastly sight

shòuchǒngruòjīng

受宠若惊

[受寵若驚]

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

jīngxīndǎnchàn

惊心胆颤

[驚心膽顫]

frightening
frightened (idiom)

xīnjīngdǎnzhàn

心惊胆战

[心驚膽戰]

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
scared witless

dǎcǎojīngshé

打草惊蛇

[打草驚蛇]

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
to punish sb as a warning to others

dǎnjīngxīnchàn

胆惊心颤

[膽驚心顫]

see 心驚膽戰／心惊胆战 (xīnjīngdǎnzhàn)

yǒujīngwúxiǎn

有惊无险

[有驚無險]

to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
to get through a daunting experience without mishap

shípòtiānjīng

石破天惊

[石破天驚]

earth-shattering
breakthrough
remarkable and original work

yǔjīngsìzuò

语惊四座

[語驚四座]

to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
(of a remark) startling

jīngtànbùyǐ

惊叹不已

[驚嘆不已]

to exclaim in astonishment

jīnghuāngshīcuò

惊慌失措

[驚慌失措]

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

jīngqúndòngzhòng

惊群动众

[驚群動眾]

to alarm everyone
to scandalize the public

yījīngyīzhà

一惊一乍

[一驚一乍]

frightened
flustered

dānjīngshòupà

担惊受怕

[擔驚受怕]

to feel apprehensive
to be alarmed

dǎnchànxīnjīng

胆颤心惊

[膽顫心驚]

panic-stricken

pāi'ànjīngqí

拍案惊奇

[拍案驚奇]

to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
amazing!

kējìjīngsǒngxiǎoshuō

科技惊悚小说

[科技驚悚小說]

techno-thriller novel

Chūkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí

初刻拍案惊奇

[初刻拍案驚奇]

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初／凌蒙初 ( Líng Méngchū)

Erkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí

二刻拍案惊奇

[二刻拍案驚奇]

Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初／凌蒙初 ( Líng Méngchū)

píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng

平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

[平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.