惊惶 (jīng huáng) — to be panic-stricken; to be terrified (formal/l… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/literary adjective meaning 'panic-stricken, terrified'. Use it for written or elevated prose rather than everyday speech.

adjective

to be panic-strickento be terrified (formal/literary)

Examples

，惊惶。
Tā tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi hòu, yì liǎn jīng huáng de biǎo qíng.
After hearing that news, he had a panic-stricken expression.
，惊惶。
Miàn duì wēi jī, tā xiǎn de shí fēn jīng huáng.
Facing the crisis, she appeared very terrified.
惊惶，。
Dà jiā bú bì jīng huáng, qíng kuàng bìng méi yǒu nà me zāo.
Everyone need not be panic-stricken; the situation is not that bad.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

惊jīngalarmed

惶huángfrightened

惊 (alarmed) and 惶 (frightened) are parallel senses describing panic.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄京惊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng惊jīng

Same sound today

惊 is made from 忄 (heart) and 京, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄皇惶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

皇

皇huáng惶huáng

Same sound today

惶 uses 忄 (heart, written as 心) on the left and 皇 on the right for the sound.

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