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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

惊 jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “staggering”

WordPinyinMeaning
惊爆 (驚爆)jīng bàounexpected; staggering (news etc)
摇摇摆摆 (搖搖擺擺)yáo yáo bǎi bǎiswaggering; staggering

Related words

Other words that share a character with 惊心.

WordPinyinMeaning
惊人 (驚人)jīng rénastonishing
惊讶 (驚訝)jīng yàamazed; astonished
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
震惊 (震驚)zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish
吃惊 (吃驚)chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked
惊奇 (驚奇)jīng qíto be amazed; to be surprised
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; 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.

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