Chinese symbol for “staggering”
惊心
jīng xīn
Traditional: 驚心
staggering; shocking; frightened
The closest CC-CEDICT match for staggering is 惊心 (jīng xīn), defined as: staggering; shocking; frightened.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “staggering”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惊爆 (驚爆) | jīng bào | unexpected; staggering (news etc) |
| 摇摇摆摆 (搖搖擺擺) | yáo yáo bǎi bǎi | swaggering; staggering |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 惊心.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惊人 (驚人) | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed; astonished |
| 惊喜 (驚喜) | jīng xǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 震惊 (震驚) | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 吃惊 (吃驚) | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked |
| 惊奇 (驚奇) | jīng qí | to be amazed; to be surprised |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
See also: Japanese symbol for “staggering”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.