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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
驚惶 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
驚惶 ＝ 驚 ＋ 惶
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ · jīnghuáng
adjective — panic-stricken; alarmed and frightened

字源 FORM — what the parts do

驚startled (吃驚)jīng
惶frightened; flustered (惶恐)huáng忄 the heart beside 皇 huáng for the sound
驚惶，吃驚的驚，惶恐的惶。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嚇了一跳（驚），心（忄）也亂了。
The fright (驚) lands, and the heart (忄) loses its footing.
關 · Related
驚險jīngxiǎnthe same 驚, the danger that causes it