to intimidate or bluff
Animated Stroke Order 唬
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HSK Vocabulary: 唬
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 唬 is used in context
1
tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
hǔ唬
rén人
，
bié别
xìn信
tā他
de的
huà话
。
He always likes to deceive people; don't believe his words.
2
bié别
xià吓
hu唬
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
，
tā他
men们
huì会
hài害
pà怕
de的
。
Don't scare children; they will get frightened.
3
bié别
bèi被
tā他
zhà诈
hǔ唬
zhù住
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
xū虚
zhāng张
shēng声
shì势
。
Don't be intimidated by his bluff; he's just putting on a show.
4
bié别
xià吓
hǔ唬
wǒ我
。
Don't scare me.
5
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
guǐ鬼
gù故
shì事
xià吓
hǔ唬
xiǎo小
hái孩
。
He likes to scare children with ghost stories.
6
mā妈
mā妈
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
shēng生
qì气
dì地
xià吓
hǔ唬
wǒ我
shuō说
，
zài再
bù不
xiě写
zuò作
yè业
jiù就
bù不
ràng让
kàn看
diàn电
shì视
le了
。
Mom pretended to be angry and scared me by saying that if I didn't finish my homework, I wouldn't be allowed to watch TV.
Information
Traditional唬
Radical口
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2091
Zhuyinㄏㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+552C
CangjieYRHUI
☯️
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.
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