惊心动魄 (jīng xīn dòng pò)

Character breakdown

• 惊 (jīng) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 驚.

• 心 (xīn) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a heart.

• 动 (dòng) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 動. Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning. The sound component 重 was simplified to 云.

• 魄 (pò) · 14 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 鬼 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.

Usage

这部悬疑片情节惊心动魄。

The plot of this thriller is absolutely breathtaking.

Zhè bù xuán yí piàn qíng jié jīng xīn dòng pò.