吓
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to frighten; to scare
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,440 U+5413
How 吓 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 下 (phonetic, xià)
How to remember it
terrify · Heisig RSH #1507
口 mouth + 下 below
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 下
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 下 (xià) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下 sound component | xià | below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next |
| 虾 | xiā | shrimp, prawn |
Words containing 吓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文攻武吓 | wén gōng wǔ hè | (of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force; to try to coerce |
| 吓一跳 | xià yī tiào | startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin |
| 杀鸡吓猴 | shā jī xià hóu | see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2] |
| 吓人 | xià rén | to scare; scary; frightening |
| 吓破胆 | xià pò dǎn | to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff |
| 吓得发抖 | xià dé fā dǒu | to tremble with fear |
| 吓倒 | xià dǎo | to be frightened |
| 威吓 | wēi hè | to threaten; to intimidate; to cow |
| 惊吓 | jīng xià | to frighten; to horrify; to terrify |
| 吓跑 | xià pǎo | to scare away |
| 吓坏 | xià huài | to be terrified; to terrify sb |
| 恐吓 | kǒng hè | to threaten; to menace |
| 阻吓 | zǔ hè | to deter |
| 吓昏 | xià hūn | to faint from fear; to be frightened into fits; shell-shocked |
| 吓吓叫 | xià xià jiào | (Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, Tai-lo pr. [siah-siah-kiò]) |
| 吓傻 | xià shǎ | to terrify; to scare sb |
| 吓疯 | xià fēng | to be scared senseless |
| 吓唬 | xià hu | to scare; to frighten |
| 恫吓 | dòng hè | to intimidate; to threaten |