惊 · Shi You (v2)
Jīng (1st tone). The Shuowen reads 「惊，马骇也。从马敬聲」 — originally a horse shying in alarm, from horse (馬) with 敬 (jìng) for sound; the heart-radical 惊 is a later variant of 驚. Duan notes the sense is ‘sudden fright’. Classical citations: 《诗经·大雅· $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart