惊慌 (jīng huāng) — panicked, alarmed, frightened | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

惊慌 means panicked or alarmed, an internal feeling of fear plus loss of composure. Stronger than 慌张 (flustered in manner, not necessarily afraid) and broader than 恐惧 (pure fear, no urgency).

adjective

panickedalarmedfrightened

Examples

，惊慌。
Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xiǎn de hěn jīng huāng.
Hearing this news, she appeared very panicked.
惊慌，。
Bú yào jīng huāng, wǒ men yí dìng néng zhǎo dào bàn fǎ.
Don't panic, we will surely find a way.
惊慌，。
Tā jīng huāng dì sì chù zhāng wàng, hǎo xiàng zài zhǎo shén me.
He looked around panickedly, as if searching for something.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

慌huāngflustered

惊 'alarm' and 慌 'flustered' together mean panicked or frightened.

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.

忄荒慌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

荒

荒huāng慌huāng

Same sound today

慌 pairs 忄 (heart) with 荒, which gives the sound.

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