懂中文 Dong Chinese

驚

jīng

startle, frighten

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 敬 represents the sound.

Components
敬 sound component

敬  Sound component

jìng

  

respect

馬 meaning component

馬  Meaning component

mǎ

  

horse

Evolution

驚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
驚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
驚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

惊 (驚) 

jīng

frighten, surprise, startle; to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

Most common words with 驚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

惊喜

nice surprise

惊讶

amazed

惊

to startle

吃惊

to be startled

震惊

to shock