to frighten or scare
Animated Stroke Order 吓
Stroke Order Diagrams 吓
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HSK Vocabulary: 吓
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吓 is used in context
1
bú不
yào要
xià吓
hu唬
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
。
Don't scare children.
2
tū突
rán然
de的
léi雷
shēng声
ràng让
wǒ我
shòu受
dào到
jīng惊
xià吓
。
The sudden thunder startled me.
3
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
kǒng恐
bù怖
chǎng场
jǐng景
hěn很
xià吓
rén人
。
The horror scenes in this movie are scary.
4
tā他
kǒng恐
hè吓
wǒ我
。
He threatened me.
5
nà那
ge个
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
yòng用
kǒng恐
hè吓
de的
yǔ语
qì气
shuō说
huà话
。
The stranger spoke in a threatening tone.
6
lǎo老
bǎn板
yòng用
jiě解
gù雇
lái来
kǒng恐
hè吓
yuán员
gōng工
，
ràng让
tā他
men们
gèng更
jiā加
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
。
The boss used the threat of dismissal to intimidate employees into working harder.
7
nà那
ge个
miàn面
jù具
hěn很
xià吓
rén人
。
That mask is very scary.
8
wǎn晚
shàng上
yí一
gè个
rén人
zǒu走
yè夜
lù路
yǒu有
diǎn点
xià吓
rén人
。
Walking alone at night is a bit scary.
9
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
kǒng恐
bù怖
chǎng场
jǐng景
tè特
bié别
xià吓
rén人
，
ràng让
wǒ我
zhěng整
wǎn晚
dōu都
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
。
The horror scenes in this movie are particularly frightening, making me unable to sleep well all night.
10
bié别
xià吓
hǔ唬
wǒ我
。
Don't scare me.
Information
Traditional嚇
Radical口
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1565
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄚˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5413
CangjieYRMY
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality