吓
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to frighten; to scare
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 吓
- Common rank
- #2,440
- Unicode
- U+5413
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Formation & memory
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Words with 吓
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文攻武吓 | (of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force; to try to coerce | |
| 吓一跳 | startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin | |
| 杀鸡吓猴 | see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2] | |
| 吓人 | to scare; scary; frightening | |
| 吓破胆 | to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff | |
| 吓得发抖 | to tremble with fear | |
| 吓倒 | to be frightened | |
| 威吓 | to threaten; to intimidate; to cow | |
| 惊吓 | to frighten; to horrify; to terrify | |
| 吓跑 | to scare away | |
| 吓坏 | to be terrified; to terrify sb | |
| 恐吓 | to threaten; to menace | |
| 阻吓 | to deter | |
| 吓昏 | to faint from fear; to be frightened into fits; shell-shocked | |
| 吓吓叫 | (Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, Tai-lo pr. [siah-siah-kiò]) | |
| 吓傻 | to terrify; to scare sb | |
| 吓疯 | to be scared senseless | |
| 吓唬 | to scare; to frighten | |
| 恫吓 | to intimidate; to threaten |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 下 — compare how they read.