驚 = 敬 + 馬

驚 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “frighten”. It is built from 敬 (respect) and 馬 (horse).

Keyword: frighten
Pinyin (Mandarin): jīng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: frighten, surprise, startle, испуг, страх, удивление, surprise, startle
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 驚 wonder

Decomposition

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敬 respect
馬 horse

How to find 驚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “respect” + “horse”. 驚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 驚 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.