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Chinese symbol for “suspenseful”

惊险
jīng xiǎn
Traditional: 驚險
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suspenseful is 惊险 (jīng xiǎn), defined as: perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful.

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Characters and stroke order

惊 jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 惊险.

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
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard

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