吓 (xià): Threaten — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 吓

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吓

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

吓

口mouth

下down

吓=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 吓

吓 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 吓

Scaring or frightening

These words all mean to scare or frighten.

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

bú不

yào要

xià吓

hu唬

xiǎo小

hái孩

zi

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口mouth

+下down

The mouth (口) makes a sound like (下) to frighten — to scare or intimidate.

xià吓

rén人

Scary / frightening

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xià吓

hu唬

Scare / intimidate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng惊

xià吓

frighten

子

。

Don't scare children.

Tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

yán言

yǔ语

wēi威

hè吓

duì对

fāng方

。

He tried to intimidate the other party with words.

Bié别

yòng用

zhè这

zhǒng种

fāng方

shì式

xià吓

hái孩

zi子

。

Don't scare children in this way.

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.

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.

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