吓 - xià - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
17 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

嚇 (吓)

xià

Definition

to frighten
to scare

Other pronunciations

hè

to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
(interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
(interjection showing astonishment)

Character Decomposition

Related words (11)

to be frightened

to terrify; to scare sb

嚇唬

xià hu

to scare; to frighten

嚇壞

xià huài

(to be really) afraid; (to be really) scared; (to be really) frightened; (to be really) terrified

嚇昏

xià hūn

to faint from fear; to be frightened into fits; shell-shocked

嚇瘋

xià fēng

to be scared senseless

to scare away

startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin

嚇破膽

xià pò dǎn

to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff

tremble with fear

to frighten; to horrify; to terrify

Idioms (1)

殺雞嚇猴

shā jī xià hóu

(lit.) killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres

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