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惊讶 (jīng yà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a Chinese word: surprised. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 惊讶

形 xíng adjective

surprised

听到这个消息,大家都很惊讶。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi dà jiā dōu hěn jīng yà

Everyone was surprised to hear this news.

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Word breakdown

惊 jīng — alarmed, startled

讶 yà — surprised, amazed

Structure & writing
1 惊 jīng — (of mules, horses, etc.)to bolt out of control in fright

惊 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 忄 xīn — heart/mind radical (vertical form)
忄 is a component in 55 characters
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2 讶 yà — (lit.) to be surprised; to wonder at

讶 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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