惊 = 忄 + 京

惊 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “frighten”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 京 (capital city).

Keyword: frighten
Pinyin (Mandarin): jīng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: frighten, surprise, startle, испуг, страх, удивление, surprise, startle

Decomposition

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忄 heart
京 capital city

How to find 惊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “capital city”. 惊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 惊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.